Jun 7, 2022
New trove of data from Europe’s Gaia mission will lead to best Milky Way map ever
Posted by Genevieve Klien in categories: chemistry, space
This time, astronomers will see all the way to the Milky Way’s edge.
The upcoming release will add some previously unavailable information, including about the chemical compositions, ages and masses of millions of stars.
Related: 4 big Milky Way mysteries the next Gaia mission data dump may solve.