A 13-year survey conducted by the VISTA telescope has resulted in the creation of the most detailed Milky Way map ever. It contains a stunning 1.5 billion objects.

This collage highlights a small selection of regions of the Milky Way imaged as part of the most detailed infrared map ever of our galaxy. Here we see, from left to right and top

Astronomers have published a gigantic infrared map of the Milky Way containing more than 1.5 billion objects―the most detailed one ever made. Using the European Southern Observatory's VISTA telescope,

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have released the largest infrared map of the Milky Way ever. The enormous dataset contains millions of new objects, and the researchers expect to scour it for discoveries for years to come.

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory (ESO) have created the most detailed infrared map of the Milky Way ever made, revealing more than 1.5 billion cosmic objects. Using the VISTA telescope, located at ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile, this unprecedented survey has reshaped our understanding of our galaxy’s structure.

Astronomers have produced the most comprehensive infrared map of the Milky Way to date, revealing more than 1.5 billion objects. This massive project, spanning over 13 years and more than 420 nights of observations,