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Mapping the Milky Way

The Newsroom

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The European Space Agency has released details of the position and brightness of more than a billion stars in the Milky Way. The data was collected by the Gaia space telescope over the past three years. Our science reporter, Jonathan Webb, explains how it will help our understanding of our galaxy. (Photo: The Milky Way, Credit: AP)

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