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Astronomers Just Created the Most Detailed 3D Map of Cosmic Dust Yet

Voluminous clouds of cosmic dust permeate our galaxy, but only recently has software allowed detailed observations of the stuff at scale.

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Cosmic map reveals that the Milky Way's dust has very unusual properties

Previous efforts to map the galaxy's dust were challenged by limited data, but the Gaia mission has provided a treasure trove of information.

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Astronomy's dirty window to space: A detailed map of dust in the Milky Way

When we observe distant celestial objects, there is a possible catch: Is that star I am observing really as reddish as it appears? Or does the star merely look reddish, since its light has had to travel through a cloud of cosmic dust to reach our telescope?

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This New NASA Telescope Will Map The Universe in 102 Colors of Light. Here’s Why it’s a Big Deal

And how has the cosmos evolved over billions of years? To do so, this telescope, called SPHEREx, will map the entire sky to ...

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Google Taara could deliver internet at the speed of light

Google's Taara chip could bring Internet connections to areas previously unreachable by existing technology, with speeds on-par with fiber.

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NASA’s SPHEREx Telescope Lifts off to Map 300 Million Galaxies

NASA's SPHEREx telescope launched aboard a SpaceX rocket to map the entire sky in infrared light, capturing the cosmic glow of galaxies.

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Even the sea has light pollution. These new maps show its extent

The first global atlas of ocean light pollution shows that large swaths of the sea are squinting in the glare of humans’ artificial lights at night. From urbanized coastlines along the Persian ...

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