Video Karl Gebhardt, HETDEX Project Scientist, explains one idea about what dark energy might be. Play video |
GlossaryRedshift A shift in the spectrum of an object's light caused by its motion away from the observer. HETDEX will measure the redshifts of one million or more galaxies to determine their speed and distance, which will serve as a probe of the properties of dark energy. |
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