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Key Science

Key Science

The DSA science cases are defined in the Community Science Document. The project will deliver key science along four central themes (click the thumbnails for more information):

Multimessenger Astronomy
Multimessenger Astronomy
 Our Cosmic History
Our Cosmic History
 The Dynamic Radio Sky
The Dynamic Radio Sky
 The Dark Sector & Strong Gravity
The Dark Sector & Strong Gravity

The KSGs and ancillary science respond to 20 of the 24 Astro2020 priority science panel questions and all three Astro2020 themes.

Left: Summary of the key science goals of the DSA. Right: the Astro2020 priority science panel questions reproduced from the Astro2020 Decadal Survey report. The KSGs and ancillary science respond to 20 of the 24 Astro2020 priority science panel questions and all three Astro2020 themes.