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,

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have created the most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way ever made, revealing more than 1.5 billion cosmic objects. Using the VISTA telescope, located at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, this unprecedented survey has reshaped our understanding of our galaxy’s structure.

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,

Astronomers have made the most detailed infrared map of our galaxy ever made. The huge map has already helped changed our view of the galaxy in unexpected ways, according to its creators. In all, it catalogues more than 1.