How astronomers make deep maps of the Milky Way
Have you ever wondered how astronomers manage to map out the Milky Way when it's so incredibly vast? One of the most powerful ...
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Astonishingly detailed map of the Milky Way will blow your mind
The new view of stars in our galaxy thanks to Gaia. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC We now have the most detailed catalogue of stars in our Milky Way galaxy yet. The new map -- created using data collected ...
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The Biggest Map of the Milky Way Ever Created Is Here
Years ago, astronomers started working on a comprehensive map of the Milky Way by observing it from ... we have changed the ...
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Highlights of the most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way (IMAGE)
This collage highlights a small selection of regions of the Milky Way imaged as part of the most detailed infrared map ever of our galaxy. Here we see, from left to right and top to bottom ...
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Record-breaking Milky Way map showcases 1.5 billion objects: 'We have changed the view of our galaxy forever'
The result is a peek through the dust that often obscures our view of our own galaxy, and a revolutionary three-dimensional map of the Milky Way. "The project was a monumental effort, made ...
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Astrophysicists surprised by light show around the Milky Way’s supermassive black hole
Sagittarius A* is the supermassive black hole at the center of our home Milky Way galaxy. It has a mass equal ... then we can reduce the noise to see features that we were unable to see before.