Milky Way

"An all-sky view of our Milky Way and neighbouring galaxies, based on measurements of nearly 1.7 billion stars. The map shows the density of stars, observed by the Gaia space telescope.The two bright objects in the lower right are the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, two dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way. (Gaia Data Processing and Analysis Consortium (DPAC); A. Moitinho/A. F. Silva/M. Barros, et al.)" ~ Nicole Mortillaro