1.5 million objects: Researchers compile largest map of the Milky Way
Observations were made for 13 years, resulting in a data set of 500 terabytes. The mega-project has now come to an end. But ...
Record-breaking Milky Way map showcases 1.5 billion objects: 'We have changed the view of our galaxy forever'
A 13-year survey conducted by the VISTA telescope has resulted in the creation of the most detailed Milky Way map ever. It ...
1.5 billion cosmic objects dazzle in the largest infrared Milky Way map ever created
This collage highlights a small selection of regions of the Milky Way imaged as part of the most detailed infrared map ever ...
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'We have changed the view of our galaxy forever': Astronomers capture most detailed ever infrared map of the Milky Way
Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have released the largest infrared map of the Milky Way ever. The enormous ...
How special is the Milky Way galaxy? Survey team releases new findings
Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to answer this question ...
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Is the Milky Way galaxy special?
In 2013, scientists started the Satellites Around Galactic Analogs (SAGA) Survey to find small galaxies orbiting larger ones, ...
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How special is the Milky Way galaxy?
(Nanowerk News) Is our home galaxy, the Milky Way Galaxy, a special place? A team of scientists started a journey to ...
A magnetic halo in the Milky Way: New discoveries about galactic outflows
A new study led by the National Institute for Astrophysics (INAF), and with contributions from Radboud University's Marijke ...