After more than a decade of mapping the stars, the European spacecraft was shut down on Thursday. But its legacy lives on.

Astronomers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) map detailing the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky ...

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

An international of team astronomers has unveiled the first three-dimensional (3D) map of the properties of interstellar dust ...

Beijing: An international team of astronomers has unveiled the first three-dimensional (3D) map of the properties of ...

"Dust serves as the building material for planets like Earth and plays a catalytic role in the Milky Way's chemical evolution. The newly released 3D map opens a new window for the study of dust ...

"Dust serves as the building material for planets like Earth and plays a catalytic role in the Milky Way's chemical evolution," Zhang said. He added that the new 3D map "opens a new window for the ...