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Astronomers unveil most detailed map of the Milky Way
Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that ... The data covers an area of the sky equivalent to 8,600 full moons, and contains about 10 times ...
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Record-breaking Milky Way map showcases 1.5 billion objects: 'We have changed the view of our galaxy forever'
The most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way contains incredible images of ... which covers an area of the sky equivalent to 8,600 full moons (as seen from Earth). For context, it contains ...
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It gave us the best map of the Milky Way. Now the Gaia spacecraft is orbiting into retirement
ESA's Gaia star surveying satellite launches European Space Agency starts to unfold atlas of 1 billion stars in 3D Carrying two telescopes, the spacecraft's mission was to map the Milky Way ...
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Saying farewell to Gaia, as the Milky Way-mapping space telescope mission ends
Gaia’s goal was to create a 3D map of our entire galaxy, and so far it has revealed the structure of the Milky Way in the greatest detail ever obtained. It has uncovered evidence that our galaxy ...