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

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

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

This collage highlights a small selection of regions of the Milky Way imaged as part of the most detailed infrared map ever ...

Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects ― the ...

Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that have changed their view of the galaxy ...

An investigation, carried out by the astrophysicists of the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC), questions one of the ...

The Milky Way is home to gas, dust, billions of stars, and a supermassive black hole at its center. Living in this galactic ...

In a monumental achievement, astronomers using the European Southern Observatory’s VISTA telescope have created the most comprehensive infrared map of the Milky Way, featuring over 1.5 billion cosmic ...

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