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

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it ...

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

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Astronomers rely on clear observations to study celestial objects, but cosmic dust alters what we see, making stars appear ...

NASA's newest space telescope has blasted off to map the entire sky like never before. NASA’s newest space telescope rocketed ...

Astronomers have constructed the first detailed 3D map of the properties of cosmic dust in our home galaxy. For their map, the astronomers used 130 million spectra from ESA's Gaia mission, results ...

A NASA telescope was launched into space from California on Tuesday for a mission to explore the origins of the universe and ...

Researchers have revealed the first three-dimensional (3D) map of the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky Way Galaxy ...

Nasa launched the $488 million Spherex space telescope on Tuesday to map the entire sky and understand galaxy formation and ...