Email Bluesky Facebook LinkedIn Reddit Whatsapp X The Dark Energy Survey observed around 150 million galaxies visible in Earths southern sky. Credit: Erin Sheldon and the DES Collaboration Access through your institution Buy or subscribe Astronomers have released the most ambitious cosmic map assembled so far, confirming that matter in the Universe is less clumpy than standard cosmological theory would predict1. Access options Access through your institution Access Nature and 54 other Nature Portfolio journals Get Nature, our best-value online-access subscription 32.99 30 days cancel any time Learn more Subscribe to this journal Receive 51 print issues and online access 199.00 per year only 3.90 per issue Learn more Rent or buy this article Prices vary by article type from1.95 to39.95 Learn more Prices may be subject to local taxes which are calculated during checkout doi: https:doi.org10.1038d41586-026-00276-7 ReferencesDES Collaboration et al. Preprint at arXiv https:doi.org10.48550arXiv.2601.14559 (2026).Download references Subjects Cosmology Astronomy and astrophysics Latest on: Cosmology Astronomy and astrophysics Science in 2050: the future breakthroughs that will shape our world and beyond News Feature 30 DEC 25 The visionary physicist who gave us a new way to view the cosmos News Feature 08 DEC 25 Secret route to warm cosmic inflation: the nuclear force Research Highlight 31 OCT 25 An X-ray-emitting protocluster at z 5.7 reveals rapid structure growth Article 28 JA
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