The Last 8 Billion Years of Cosmic Evolution

澳大利亚在天文学方面的国际地位的一个关键因素是，在其望远镜上开发和使用创新仪器，以进行重大的前沿调查。该项目将通过使用3.9米英澳望远镜上的新AAOmega设施对遥远宇宙中的星系进行有史以来最大的调查来提高这一声誉。这将使我们能够解决当今宇宙学中两个最重要的问题-导致宇宙膨胀加速的“暗能量”的性质，以及暗物质在星系形成和演化中的详细作用。

A key factor in Australia's international prominence in astronomy has been the development and use of innovative instrumentation on its telescopes to undertake major leading-edge surveys. This project will enhance this reputation by using the new AAOmega facility on the 3.9m Anglo-Australian Telescope to make the largest ever survey of galaxies in the distant universe. This will allow us to address the two most important issues in cosmology today - the nature of the "dark energy" that is causing the universe's expansion to accelerate, and the detailed role of dark matter in galaxy formation and evolution.