Explore the Milky Way in Stunning 3D with Gaia's Latest Star Map
TL;DR
The Gaia Space Telescope has created a detailed 3D map of the Milky Way's star-forming regions up to 4000 light-years away, revealing new insights into stellar nurseries, including the presence of 44 million stars and 87 rare O-type stars, captured in a stunning space image and accompanying video.
- Soar through 44 million stars in Gaia telescope's latest 3D map of our galaxy — Space photo of the week Live Science
- Fly through Gaia’s 3D map of stellar nurseries European Space Agency
- Take a 3D flight through our Galaxy and see it from above. New map shows what the Milky Way looks like from the outside BBC Sky at Night Magazine
- Make like a spacecraft and fly through Gaia's 3D map of stellar nurseries Phys.org
- Zoom through the Milky Way's stellar nurseries in this super-detailed 3D map (video) Space
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