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Most detailed 3D map ever of Milky Way includes nearly 2 billion stars – CNET
The new data it offers provides measurements that are “orders of magnitude” more exact than prior information, scientists say.
The map measures stars closer to the edge of the Milky Way than ever before.
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You can’t just drive a Google Maps car around the Milky Way to diagram it. It’s fortunate, then, that new information gathered by the European Space Agency’s Gaia observatory offers the most detailed map yet of the galaxy. The map includes almost 2 billion stars and it helps the agency trace the Milky Way’s history.
“The new Gaia data promise to be a treasure trove for astronomers,” Jos de Bruijne, ESA’s Gaia…
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