"The Milky Way's satellite population is a unique combination of small satellites containing only older stars, and its two ...

A 13-year survey conducted by the VISTA telescope has resulted in the creation of the most detailed Milky Way map ever. It ...

The map consists of 13 years of work totaling 200,000 images, thanks to the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope.

The map consists of 200,000 images taken over 13 years using the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope.

In 2013, scientists started the Satellites Around Galactic Analogs (SAGA) Survey to find small galaxies orbiting larger ones, ...

If you’re thinking of a galaxy, the image in your head is probably the Andromeda Galaxy! Read more about our closest galactic ...

Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects -- the most detailed one ever made. Using the European Southern Observatory's VISTA ...

The European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope has collected more than 500 terabytes of data on our galaxy.

When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. The most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way contains incredible images of over 1.5 ...

Astronomers have made the most detailed infrared map of our galaxy ever made. The huge map has already helped changed our ...

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