Infrared map of the Milky Way charts 1.5 billion objects

Feeling small is part of the fun

Images: ESO

A team used the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope to create the most detailed infrared map of the universe, monitoring the galaxy for more than 13 years. The map comprises 500 terabytes of data, the ESO reports, inviting the public to check out its "gigantic dataset."

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