Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...
Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove ...
Using advanced artificial intelligence (AI) techniques, they trained a neural network to model the dust’s effect on starlight ...
BEIJING -- Chinese and foreign astronomers have unveiled the first three-dimensional map of the properties of interstellar ...
Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the ...
When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...
Astronomers from the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million ...
NASA's SPHEREx telescope launched aboard a SpaceX rocket to map the entire sky in infrared light, capturing the cosmic glow of galaxies.
NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed into orbit Tuesday to map the entire sky like never before — a sweeping look at hundreds of millions of galaxies and their shared cosmic glow since the ...
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched two NASA science probes on March 11, 2025 in a spectacular nighttime liftoff from ...
Following a checkout period lasting one month, the observatory – which measures 8.5 feet tall, 10.5 feet across, and weighs 1,107 pounds – will capture a ...