Unveiling the Uncharted Milky Way • Completing the Galactic Stellar Map 20.12.24 VIDEO: (Best on larger screen) Reconstruction of the Milky Way based on stellar orbits observed by the APOGEE survey. The colours of the stars approximately represent their ages, with red-yellow indicating older stars and green-blue representing younger stars. The light of all stars along the line of sight was combined, similar to the light observed with telescopes. Highlighted orbits of selected stars illustrate th

The ESA #Gaia mission has delivered the best Milky Way maps to date and taken its last starlight before spacecraft retirement. These new Gaia maps are the best reconstructed views of how our Milky Way galaxy might look to an outside observer. They show us our place in the Universe like no other mission has before. But the science is far from over. Discover what's coming next for the mission and how you could wave Gaia farewell if you own a telescope 👇 https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Spa

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