WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- An international team of astronomers charted the most detailed three-dimensional map of the Milky Way, revealing that the galaxy is not flat but has an S-shaped, warped stellar disc. The study published on Thursday online in the journal Science showed that the...
Astronomers have created a 3D map of our entire galaxy, pinpointing stars called Cepheids which pulsate and can be used to track distance and changes in space. When put into a map, the data showed how the Milky Way is warped. The disk of the Milky Way is
The best 3D map yet of the center of the Milky Way galaxy has revealed a tasty surprise: the heart of our galaxy looks like a cosmic peanut. Two international teams of astronomers discovered the nut-shaped nature of the Milky Way's core, which is known as the galactic bulge and packed ...
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The telescope, located in Chile, is used to map large portions of the sky. Thanks to its infrared camera,VIRCAM, which can see through the Milky Way's dust and gas, astronomers can see into hidden areas. “We made so many discoveries, we have changed the view of our Galaxy forever,”...
The pull of gravity from the center is much less on the stars and gas clouds at the outer edge of the galaxy, which gives the Milky Way an S-like curved appearance. The breakthrough is the result of a new method which is able to map the distance of the Cepheid stars from our sun....
“We made so many discoveries, we have changed the view of our Galaxy forever,” said project leader Dante Minniti of Universidad Andrés Bello in Chile in astatement. One important part of the data is a more accurate map of the inner region of the Milky Way, which is often obscured by...
Most Detailed Ever 3D Map of Milky Way Confirms It Is Not Flat But a Warped and Twisted Galaxy 银河系居然是弯的!天文学家绘制三维地图 Astronomers have created the most precise map to date of the Milky Way by tracking thousands of big pulsating stars spread throughout the galaxy, demonstrating...
The detailed map offers a new perspective on the structure of the Milky Way, enriching our understanding of its composition and the processes occurring within it. Led by astrophysicist Dante Minniti, the project has transformed the way astronomers view the Milky Way. The new map, which contains...
Astronomers have created a 3D map of our entire galaxy, pinpointing stars called Cepheids which pulsate and can be used to track distance and changes in space. When put into a map, the data showed how the Milky Way is warped. The disk of the Milky Way is