PetaPixel It Took Astronomers 13 Years to Create the Biggest Infrared Map of the Milky Way


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Six panels show different colorful regions of space, including nebulae and star clusters. Each panel displays vibrant colors and intricate patterns of stars, gas, and dust, highlighting the beauty and complexity of the universe.

Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's (ESO) VISTA telescope have created and published a massive infrared map of the Milky Way galaxy containing more than 1.5 billion objects, the most detailed map of its kind ever.

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