These new findings shed light on the warped, twisted shape of the galaxy's disk, researchers added. The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy comprised of a bar-shaped core region surrounded by a flat disk ...

Our galaxy's Cepheid stars, superimposed onto a map of the Milky Way. Image Credit: Plot by J. Skowron / OGLE, Milky Way panorama by Serge Brunier That said, this galactic map quest is far from over.

A new, incredibly detailed 3D map of the Milky Way has revealed that its central disk is wavy, much like an enormous potato chip.This new picture of the galactic disk — the central region of the ...

Using 1,339 large, pulsating stars to compile a 3D map of the Milky Way, the researchers discovered that the galaxy’s disk of stars is increasingly twisting, most likely due to the spinning of ...

When ancient stargazers looked up at the Milky Way, some saw spilt milk or a river flowing across the sky.Others saw a trail of hay, or a flock of birds. No one spotted the pinwheel. It’s hard ...

A large-scale 3D map of the Milky Way shows its warped shape with a new level of detail and accuracy.; Researchers measured the distances between our sun and 2,400 stars to map their three ...

The Milky Way's disk of stars becomes increasingly 'warped' and twisted far away from its center, according to astronomers who have built the first accurate 3D map of Earth's home galaxy.

Conventional wisdom has long held that the Milky Way was a flat disk of stars and gas, with a bulge in the middle. But now astronomers have created a more accurate 3D map of the galaxy and found ...

The best 3D map yet of the center of the Milky Way galaxy has revealed a tasty surprise: the heart of our galaxy looks like a cosmic peanut. Two international teams of astronomers discovered the ...

That study looked at 1,339 Cepheids and created one of the most comprehensive 3D maps of the Milky Way, which showed that our home galaxy is twisted at its edges.

A new, incredibly detailed 3D map of the Milky Way has revealed that its central disk is wavy, much like an enormous potato chip. This new picture of the galactic disk — the central region of ...