Record-breaking Milky Way map showcases 1.5 billion objects
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 of our galaxy. Here we see, from left to right and top
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 contains a stunning 1.5 billion objects.
1.5 Billion Objects: Astronomers Unveil Unprecedented Infrared Map of Our Milky Way
In a monumental achievement, astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope have created the most comprehensive infrared map of the Milky Way, featuring over 1.5 billion cosmic objects.
Astronomers unveil most detailed map of the Milky Way
Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that have changed their view of the galaxy “forever”. The infrared map contains more than 1.5 billion objects, including newborn stars, making it the most detailed one ever made.
See the wonders of the Milky Way in this new infrared map
The European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope has collected more than 500 terabytes of data on our galaxy.The Latest Tech News, Delivered to Your Inbox
Astronomers Create Most Detailed Infrared Map Of Milky Way
Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects ― the most
The Most Detailed Infrared Map Of Our Galaxy Has Been Released, Featuring Over 1.5 Billion Objects
It took more than 13 years and it has more than 500 terabytes of data, but the most detailed infrared map of our galaxy has now been completed. The project was the largest ever conducted by the European Southern Observatory,
ESO telescope captures the most detailed infrared map ever of our Milky Way
Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects -- the most detailed one ever made. Using the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope,
Most Detailed Infrared Map of the Milky Way Reveals Hidden Secrets
Astronomers have produced the most comprehensive infrared map of the Milky Way to date, revealing more than 1.5 billion objects. This massive project, spanning over 13 years and more than 420 nights of observations,
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The Milky Way's 2 biggest satellite galaxies are oddly lonely, study finds
"The Milky Way's satellite population is a unique combination of small satellites containing only older stars, and its two ...
Does The Milky Way Move Like A Spinning Top?
An investigation, carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), questions one of the ...
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This Is the Biggest Map of the Milky Way Ever
The map consists of 13 years of work totaling 200,000 images, thanks to the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope.
Discovery of Giant Magnetic Halo Around Milky Way Could Shift Our View of Galactic Evolution
The Milky Way is home to gas, dust, billions of stars, and a supermassive black hole at its center. Living in this galactic ...
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How special is the Milky Way galaxy? Survey team releases new findings
More information: Yao-Yuan Mao et al, The SAGA Survey. III. A Census of 101 Satellite Systems around Milky Way-mass Galaxies, arXiv (2024).DOI: 10.48550/arxiv.2404.14498 Marla Geha et al, The SAGA ...
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This Is the Biggest Map of the Milky Way Ever Constructed by Humans
Years ago, astronomers at the European Southern Observatory, an intergovernmental research organization located in Chile, started working on a comprehensive map of the Milky Way. The goal was ...
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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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The Milky Way and Andromeda may not merge, after all
If you've ever attended a star party, it's more than likely that the astronomer on site pointed out the Andromeda Galaxy (M31 ...