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Astronomers from NYU and their collaborators have constructed the largest-ever 3D map of massive galaxies and distant black holes.

“Dark matter and dark energy are two of the greatest mysteries of our time,” says David Schlegel of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, who led the SDSS-III effort to map these galaxies and quasars. “We hope that our new map of the universe can help someone solve the mystery.”

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