This image provided by the European Space Agency ESA, is Gaia's all-sky view of our Milky Way Galaxy and neighbouring galaxies, based on measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars.

The European Space Agency launched its star-surveying satellite Gaia into space Thursday, hoping to produce the most accurate three-dimensional map of the Milky Way and to better understand the ...

Three-dimensional maps of the interstellar dust extinction curve within the Milky Way galaxy Journal: Science Published: 2025-03-14 DOI: 10.1126/science.ado9787 Affiliations: 1 Authors: 2 Go to ...

Stunning, high-res star map shows Gaia Mission’s quest to draw precise, 3D chart of our Milky Way galaxy The highly precise calculations represent 'a revolution' in astrophysics, the consortium ...

BEIJING -- Chinese and foreign astronomers have unveiled the first three-dimensional map of the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky Way. This breakthrough will provide critical support ...

Scientists develop 1st map of the ‘galactic underworld,’ the graveyard of the Milky Way By Kathryn Mannie Global News Posted October 11, 2022 4:32 pm 4 min read ...

The cosmic structure, known as J1601+3102, was captured using the LOFAR telescope network and stretches a staggering 200,000 light-years, nearly three times the diameter of our Milky Way galaxy.

Milky Way photos: See images of our galaxy making itself visible around the globe Here's everything to know about our Milky Way, including how to see the stunning natural phenomenon.