The result is an unprecedented large-scale 3D map of the galaxy. And that map shows that the edges of the Milky way bend slightly, giving it a warped S shape. "Our map shows the Milky Way disk is ...

Just like the Earth was once thought to be flat, so was the Milky Way. However, a new 3D map of the galaxy shows otherwise. While being spiral in shape, the galaxy’s disk is a warped and twisted ...

Astronomers have developed an ingenious way to measure the magnetic field of the Milky Way using ... and a new algorithm to map the magnetic fields in the galaxy in that part of the sky.

Astronomers have published a gigantic map of the Milky Way, unveiling discoveries that have changed their view of the galaxy “forever”. The infrared map contains more than 1.5 billion objects ...

A new view of the Milky Way: Warped and twisted Our galaxy, the Milky Way ... The new three dimensional map has been published in the journal Science. The popular picture of the Milky Way as ...

NASA is aiming for February 2025 to launch its SPHEREx observatory, which will produce 3D maps of the entire visible sky.