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EPFL helps complete the largest 3D map of the universe ever made

Published:29.04.26 — The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument has completed its five-year mission to map more than 47-million galaxies and quasars.

Launch of EU-funded project ODISSEE

Published:06.02.25 — Launch of EU-funded project ODISSEE: Using AI to cope with data deluge from SKAO and CERN's HL-LHC and lead the ground breaking work needed in the quest for dark matter The ODISSEE project, funded by the European Union, aims to develop innovative technologies and methodologies to process the unprecedented volume of scientific data produced by research infrastructures such as CERN's HL-LHC and SKAO. It notably plans to develop on-the-fly AI data processing, which is a major challenge in research in the physical sciences, and where the contribution of SLICES RI will be decisive. Coordinated by Damien Gratadour, researcher at the CNRS Laboratory for Instrumentation and Research in Astrophysics (CNRS/Observatoire de Paris-PSL/Sorbonne Université/Université Paris Cité), ODISSEE is leveraging the European HPC ecosystem to open up a new era in science, helping to unravel fundamental mysteries such as the nature of dark matter.

New cosmic research results confirm Einstein's Theory of Gravity

Published:27.11.24 — The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument is a large-scale astronomical survey designed to map the universe in three dimensions, aiming to deepen our understanding of the cosmos, particularly focusing on dark energy and gravity at cosmological scales. In its first year of data collection, DESI hs mapped nearly 6 million galaxies across 11 billion years of cosmic history. These observations confirm Einstein's theory of general relativity on cosmological scales with greater precision than in the past twenty years.

Purchase credit cards – SDG2 switch to Demat invoice system

Published:15.04.24 — New purchasing credit card for processing monthly statements via Sesame.

Picture the Universe: CSCS and PASC project supports future SKA

Published:19.01.23 — The Square Kilometre Array Observatory is scheduled for completion by 2030. Once operational, it will generate 600 petabytes of astronomical data per year. Scientists in Switzerland are working diligently to develop part of the supercomputing infrastructure and software that will process this enormous amount of data efficiently. CSCS is lending its expertise from many years of experience in handling large amounts of data, while a project financed by the PASC initiative and led by EPFL researchers is increasing the efficiency of the data processing software.