Scots scientists help create largest 3D map of universe ever made

A thin slice of the map produced by the five-year survey shows galaxies and quasars above and below the plane of the Milky Way (Claire Lamman/Desi collaboration/PA) -

A team of Scottish researchers has helped create what they believe to be the largest map of the known universe ever.

The Dark Energy Spectroscopic Instrument (Desi), was used by scientists from the University of St Andrews alongside leading researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, and other teams from across 70 institutions.