Gaia’s star-formation map (zoom-in) (IMAGE)

European Space Agency

Gaia’s star-formation map (zoom-in)

Caption

Scientists created the most accurate 3D map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from the European Space Agency’s Gaia space telescope. 

The star-formation region that is mapped out (contoured by a circle) reaches out to 4000 light-years from our Sun. The Sun is located at the centre of this region.

Credit

ESA/Gaia/DPAC, S. Payne-Wardenaar, L. McCallum et al (2025)

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