China-Universe 2D Map

Astronomers release giant 2D universe map

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FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences building
2. Sign reading "National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences"

FILE: Date and Location Unknown (National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of 2D map of universe
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhao Gongbo, deputy director, National Astronomical Observatories of China (starting with shot 3/ending with shots 5-6):
"We know that the universe is accelerating expansion today. According to existing theories, the power driving the expansion is dark energy. However, we don't know the nature of dark energy so how can we study it? The way we've used is to measure large-scale redshifts of galaxies and the 3D distribution of the cosmic materials."
5. Footage introducing universe
6. Various of 2D map of universe
7. Animation of universe

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An international research team has released a giant 2D map of the universe, the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences said Thursday.

Conducted by the Beijing-Arizona Sky Survey (BASS) of the NAOC and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), the study paves the way for the upcoming new-generation dark energy spectroscopic survey.

Nearly 200 researchers from the NAOC and the DESI jointly observed galaxies and analyzed the data over the past six years. They stitched together the observed images and formed a giant 2D map of the universe.

The map covers half of the sky, digitally sprawls over 10 trillion pixels and contains about 2 billion objects.

"We know that the universe is accelerating expansion today. According to existing theories, the power driving the expansion is dark energy. However, we don't know the nature of dark energy so how can we study it? The way we've used is to measure large-scale redshifts of galaxies and the 3D distribution of the cosmic materials," said Zhao Gongbo, deputy director of the NAOC, also a team member of the DESI.

The DESI will perform a five-year mission to obtain the redshifts of millions of galaxies and construct the largest 3D universe, which is expected to unveil the mystery of dark energy.

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  • ID : 8173742
  • Dateline : Jan 14, 2021/File
  • Location : China
  • Category : science and technology
  • Duration : 1'41
  • Audio Language : Chinese/Nats/Narration
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV),Other
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2021-01-15 20:15
  • Last Modified : 2021-01-15 21:21:00
  • Version : 2

China-Universe 2D Map

Astronomers release giant 2D universe map

Dateline : Jan 14, 2021/File

Location : China

Duration : 1'41

  • English


FILE: Beijing, China - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences building
2. Sign reading "National Astronomical Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences"

FILE: Date and Location Unknown (National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences - No access Chinese mainland)
3. Various of 2D map of universe
4. SOUNDBITE (Chinese) Zhao Gongbo, deputy director, National Astronomical Observatories of China (starting with shot 3/ending with shots 5-6):
"We know that the universe is accelerating expansion today. According to existing theories, the power driving the expansion is dark energy. However, we don't know the nature of dark energy so how can we study it? The way we've used is to measure large-scale redshifts of galaxies and the 3D distribution of the cosmic materials."
5. Footage introducing universe
6. Various of 2D map of universe
7. Animation of universe


An international research team has released a giant 2D map of the universe, the National Astronomical Observatories of China (NAOC) under the Chinese Academy of Sciences said Thursday.

Conducted by the Beijing-Arizona Sky Survey (BASS) of the NAOC and the Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (DESI), the study paves the way for the upcoming new-generation dark energy spectroscopic survey.

Nearly 200 researchers from the NAOC and the DESI jointly observed galaxies and analyzed the data over the past six years. They stitched together the observed images and formed a giant 2D map of the universe.

The map covers half of the sky, digitally sprawls over 10 trillion pixels and contains about 2 billion objects.

"We know that the universe is accelerating expansion today. According to existing theories, the power driving the expansion is dark energy. However, we don't know the nature of dark energy so how can we study it? The way we've used is to measure large-scale redshifts of galaxies and the 3D distribution of the cosmic materials," said Zhao Gongbo, deputy director of the NAOC, also a team member of the DESI.

The DESI will perform a five-year mission to obtain the redshifts of millions of galaxies and construct the largest 3D universe, which is expected to unveil the mystery of dark energy.

ID : 8173742

Published : 2021-01-15 20:15

Last Modified : 2021-01-15 21:21:00

Source : China Central Television (CCTV),Other

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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