This interactive 3D simulation offers an immersive exploration of our Milky Way galaxy. It provides a simplified yet engaging visualization of the galaxy's structure, highlighting key features such …

This interactive 3D map is excellent for teachers to use for instruction, and it is a great resource for students to explore the Milky Way galaxy and space as they learn more about the universe …

Map of the universe is interactive, free, online. A new interactive map of the universe lets you scroll from our position in the Milky Way all the way to the edge of the observable universe....

This map shows the full extent of the Milky Way galaxy - a spiral galaxy of at least two hundred billion stars. Our Sun is buried deep within the Orion Arm about 26 000 light years from the …

Nov 22, 2022 · Using two decades of data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey, astronomers at Johns Hopkins University have created an interactive map that lets you scroll to the edge of …

Dec 29, 2023 · Take a thrilling ride through space and visit strange alien star systems, newly discovered exoplanets, asteroid belts, black holes and pulsars. Discover the galaxy in a …

Nov 18, 2022 · The map, which Ménard assembled with the help of former Johns Hopkins computer science student Nikita Shtarkman, visualizes a slice of the universe, or about …

Discover the latest scientific results mapping our home galaxy, the Milky Way, with interactive and informative tools. See images, descriptions, and references of thousands of objects in our …

Dec 3, 2020 · Astronomers have released a new, extremely detailed three-dimensional census of our Milky Way galaxy, mapping out almost 1.5 billion stars.

Now NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), which worked closely with the ESA on the Planck mission, has released a captivating interactive map of the Milky Way using Planck's data. It combines...

These various maps can be analysed to show the precise spiral form of the Galaxy, see Jacques Vallée's various studies of the Milky Way ( 1, 2, 3). The Milky Way is probably a four-arm …

Feb 22, 2025 · But mapping the galaxy’s structure is just one part of the story. Astronomers can also learn about the Milky Way’s rotation by studying the redshift and blueshift of the 21cm …

Mar 31, 2016 · Except for a few blue, foreground stars, the stars are part of the Milky Way's nuclear star cluster, the most massive and densest star cluster in our galaxy. So packed with …

Feb 27, 2025 · This image shows horizon views of the Milky Way, atmospheric airglow, aurora, and the soon-to-rise sun over a cloudy Pacific Ocean. … The blue-purple emission is …

Feb 18, 2025 · Cosmic fireworks at the heart of the Milky Way. The team used the JWST's near-infrared camera instrument to observe Sgr A* for several 8-to-10-hour periods totaling two …

Mar 1, 2025 · From her home in Baker, Nevada, Elizabeth Woosley can see Andromeda, the nearest galaxy to the Milky Way, with her naked eye. But she's one of the lucky ones as …

Feb 26, 2025 · A new NASA space observatory is scheduled to launch into orbit this week on a lofty mission to map more than 450 million galaxies. The SPHEREx mission (short for Spectro …

4 days ago · The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy composed of an estimated 300 billion stars, along with dust, gas, and celestial phenomena such as nebulae, all of which orbits around a …

An interactive three-dimensional chart of the nearest stars and galaxies to the Sun. Rotate and zoom the Universe to see the structure of the cosmos.

Feb 26, 2025 · NASA astronaut Don Pettit used a camera with low light and long duration settings to capture this Jan. 29, 2025, image of the Milky Way appearing beyond Earth’s horizon. At …