Years ago, astronomers started working on a comprehensive map of the Milky Way by observing it from the European Southern Observatory, an intergovernmental research organization located in Chile.

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia telescope has completed its objective - making the most detailed and precise map of the Milky Way galaxy. The agency shared the visuals on social media, ...

The intrepid mapping mission has collected more than three trillion observations that'll change the way we see our neck of the cosmic woods.

ESA’s decade-long Milky Way Gaia mapping mission still has tons of data to release over the next few years. Expect surprises.

A fluffy cluster of stars spilling across the sky may have a secret hidden in its heart: a swarm of over 100 stellar-mass black holes.

Astronomers have discovered what they are calling the largest-known structure in the universe. Named "Quipu" after an Incan ...

Scientists have created the first-ever 3D maps of star-forming molecular clouds near the Milky Way's supermassive black hole, ...

Gaia space telescope aimed to create an accurate and detailed 3D map of billions of stars in our galaxy and has flipped astronomers' understanding of the Milky Way on its head. After more than a ...

Astronomers have identified what they believe to be the largest structure in the universe to date. Named "Quipu" after the ancient Incan method of record-keeping, this colossal superstructure ...

Gaia space telescope aimed to create an accurate and detailed 3D map of billions of stars in our galaxy and has flipped astronomers' understanding of the Milky Way on its head. After more than a ...