New Map Of The Milky Way Is Released By Scientists & It Is Awesome!
Through the years, astronomers have been producing images of the Milky Way, updating all science fans on the latest map of this beautiful scene.
Fox News reported that there has been a recent image of the Map of the Milky Way releasedby astronomers. They traced it using the element Hydrogen, and it produces such a beautiful picture. Two of the world’s largest radio telescopes that have a very high sensitivity are being used to do this process, namely Parkes Observatory in Australia and the Effelsberg 100m Radio Telescope in Germany. These facilities were used to gather the necessary data to get the updated image.
It is no joke to trace this one image, as scientists and researchers have spent over 2,000 hours in tracing and mapping the skies. West Virginia University confirmed that because of hydrogen’s distribution across our galaxy resulted to the map and latest structure and composition in the Milky Way.
According to Science Daily, astrophysicist and scientists from West Virginia University through rigorous research and study, have mapped “the key ingredient's distribution across the Milky Way” resulting to a more detailed and beautiful image of our galaxy.
This new map or image that was released is through the study and effort of a team of scientist from different countries, including Daily, D.J. Pisano, an associate professor, who also happens to be an astronomer at Eberly College of Arts and Sciences.
Through the radio telescopes they used in this study, they were able to truly examine space, allowing astrophysicist and scientists to see parts of the galaxy that have not been seen.
According to Pisano, "The result of this research is a much more comprehensive map of our galaxy that will allow scientists to better understand the Milky Way and our galactic neighbors." He also added that "This is a landmark for the field of astrophysics that will bring new insights for decades to come."
The universe is abundant with hydrogen. The details in this research was published on October 19, 2016 in the journal Astronomy and Astrophysics.
