The 3D map of the galaxy of the Milky Way reveals that it's not flat

Window to the World – Astronomers have created the most accurate map of the Milky Way Galaxy by plotting thousands of large pulsars scattered throughout the galaxy.

According to the British Daily Mail, the map reflected the fact that the star alignment was not flat, but rather thick. The researchers found a 3D map of the Milky Way containing more than 100 billion dollars. stars, sun included.

3D map of the Milky Way

"For the first time, our entire galaxy was reflected from one edge to the other of the disc using real and precise distances," said Andrei Odelsky, astronomer at the University of Warsaw, co – author of the study in the journal Science. Until now, understanding the shape of the galaxy depended on Indirectly measures toward the celestial characteristics of the galaxy of the Milky Way and the deductions observed in other galaxies filling the universe. "

The new map was modeled using precise measurements of the distance between the sun and 2400 stars of Cepheid variants scattered throughout the galaxy. It is bright and dazzling stars, a light 100 to 10,000 times greater than that of the sun.

Astronomers follow with the use of the Warsaw telescope in the Andes of Chile, and these stars spring up at regular intervals and can be seen through the huge clouds of interstellar dust that can make the astral objects dark and difficult to detect.