This is Not a Photo of the Milky Way. It’s the Map of 1.8 Billion Stars From Gaia’s Major New Data Release

This is Not a Photo of the Milky Way. It’s the Map of 1.8 Billion Stars From Gaia’s Major New Data Release
By Matt Williams

Thanks to the latest data release from the ESA's Gaia mission, researchers are making all kinds of discoveries about the Milky Way and how its structure is evolving over time.

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December 7, 2020 at 04:19AM
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