Exploring Gaia's 3D Map of Stellar Nurseries

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Source: European Space Agency
Exploring Gaia's 3D Map of Stellar Nurseries
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Scientists have created the most accurate 3D map of star-forming regions in the Milky Way using data from the Gaia space telescope, revealing detailed structures of stellar nurseries up to 4000 light-years away and providing new insights into how massive stars influence their surrounding interstellar medium.

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