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The European Space Agency’s Gaia mission has a huge goal: mapping all the stars in our galaxy. The map pinpoints the location and brightness of 1.7 billion stars in the Milky Way. It also shows asteroids, interstellar dust, and the color and density of stars. The Gaia spacecraft is still adding to the incredible 3D map!
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The ESA, or European Space Agency, had been studying a comet named 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko. Photos were taken by the Rosetta spacecraft in 2016, and Twitter user “landru79” compiled them into a time-lapse video. The amazing result shows cosmic rays, ice and dust, against a cliff thousands of feet tall. Search: “Comet 67 video”, to see it yourself!
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