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A detailed map of dust in Milky Way

Astronomers Just Created the Most Detailed 3D Map of Cosmic Dust Yet

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the stuff at scale.

Cosmic map reveals that the Milky Way's dust has very unusual properties

Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove of information.

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Astronomy's dirty window to space: A detailed map of dust in the Milky Way

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it appears? Or does the star merely look reddish, since its light has had to travel through a cloud of cosmic dust to reach our telescope?

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Scientists Intrigued by Galactic Structure That's 1.4 Billion Light-Years Wide

Scientists say they've uncovered the "largest known galactic structure," which spans a mind-boggling 1.4 billion light-years.

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Einstein's light quanta through the lens of Maxwell's equations

Light was long considered to be a wave, exhibiting the phenomenon of interference in which ripples like those in water waves ...

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