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Fly through Gaia's 3D map of stellar nurseries
Scientists created the most accurate three-dimensional map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency's Gaia space telescope. This map will teach ...
This image captures a richly detailed section of the Milky Way, showcasing a tapestry of stars and glowing nebulas. Against a black cosmic backdrop, countless white stars sparkle like scattered ...
Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects -- the most detailed one ever made. Using the European Southern Observatory's VISTA ...
Years ago, astronomers started working on a comprehensive map of the Milky Way by observing it from the European Southern Observatory, an intergovernmental research organization located in Chile. The ...
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After decades of mystery, scientists have finally mapped the Milky Way’s magnetic field
For decades, scientists have suspected the presence of a magnetic field that holds the Milky Way together, but only now has ...
The Milky Way is our home galaxy with a disc of stars that spans more than 100,000 light-years. While the Milky Way is generally always visible from Earth, certain times of year are better for ...
On this artist impression of the Milky Way, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia telescope, the location of the new star-formation map is shown. The star-formation region that is mapped ...
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