The new map helped reveal more details on distortions that astronomers had previously detected in the shape of the Milky Way. Specifically, the galaxy's disk is not flat at distances greater than ...

the Milky Way, with a new three-dimensional map. Our galaxy was generally thought to be a flat disc consisting of some 250 billion stars. The new map suggests the disc isn’t flat but instead is ...

At least, that’s what the latest three-dimensional map of the Milky Way has to say ... reveal that the spiral galaxy we Earthlings call home isn’t the flat, featureless pancake we often ...

Rather than being flat as a Frisbee, the Milky Way’s star-studded disk is twisted and warped, according to a new three-dimensional map of our home galaxy. If viewed from the side, the spiral ...

Astronomers have used the youngest objects in the Milky Way to build a new map of the galaxy's spiral arms, and the results are far messier than expected. Even though the spiral arms of a galaxy ...

The wonders of our galaxy are on full display in a new infrared map of the Milky Way, showing a stunning 1.5 billion objects using data collected over 13 years. Researchers used the European ...

When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the night sky, it’s a photo op ...

A stunning new map of the magnetic fields at the Milky Way's center charts never-before-seen features, and raises new questions about how our galaxy's central engine works. When you purchase ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

Astronomers have made the most detailed infrared map of our galaxy ever made ... the scientists monitored the central regions ...

Despite the huge amount of data, though, the map doesn't cover the entire Milky Way galaxy. The Milky Way is estimated to have anywhere from 100 billion to 400 billion stars and likely as many ...

The huge map has already helped changed our view of the galaxy in unexpected ways ... the scientists monitored the central regions of the Milky Way for more than 13 years.