Incredible New Map Of The Milky Way Released

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A stunning picture of the dust lane in the Milky Way. ESO/APEX/ATLASGAL consortium/NASA/GLIMPSE consortium/ESA/Planck

One of the largest studies of our galaxy has just been completed. The ATLASGAL survey has mapped a huge swathe of cold dust and gas distribution in the Milky Way in order to understand how and where stars form.