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Detailed Map Shows Milky Way Is Bigger Than We Thought


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Milky Way and its neighboring galaxies

The Milky Way and its neighboring galaxies are shown in this map based on Gaia satellite data: brighter regions indicate denser concentrations of stars.

Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC

The European Space Agency (ESA) has released the largest, most detailed map yet of the Milky Way. It pinpoints the 3D positions of 1.1 billion stars, almost 400 million of which were previously unknown to science.

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