Milky Way's Infrared Portrait Gives New View Of Galaxy
Wednesday, June 4, 2008 - 09:28
in Astronomy & Space
Humans have always had a ringside seat for viewing the Milky Way. Now, however, thanks to NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope, astronomers have obtained an entirely new perspective of our home galaxy: a complete mosaic portrait of the Milky Way in infrared light, a picture that when printed measures 180 feet long by 4 feet wide.