Milky Way's Side View Revealed by Gaia Data

Posted: 2025-05-15 20:03:34 UTC

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A map of the Milky Way, created using data from ESA's Gaia mission, reveals its thin central disk and warped outer edges.

Milky Way's thin central disk

Warped outer edges of the disk

Data from ESA's Gaia mission

Humanity's inability to directly photograph the Milky Way from the outside