Good Morning, all,

impressive visualisation of our local neighbourhood from #ESA.

When I say 'local', I mean the bubble of space that extends 4,000 light years from our Solar System. Which represents a tiny fraction of our home galaxy...

BZ! Bravo Zulu #GAIA !

#SpaceExploration #Astronomy
#MilkyWay #StellarFormation
#StellarAstrometry #Astrometry
#Science
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia/Fly_through_Gaia_s_3D_map_of_stellar_nurseries

[From atoms to #stars...] Thanks to the NSF's Green Bank Telescope, astronomers (including Luigi Tibaldo from IRAP) have managed to map the dark molecular gas #CO in one of the most active star-forming regions in our galaxy: #CygnusX.

It is now possible to observe the transformation of simple atoms into complex molecular structures that will one day become stars and planets: https://public.nrao.edu/news/astronomers-map-mysterious-dark-gas-in-the-milky-way/ 👍 👏

#astrophysics #stellarformation

[Des atomes aux #étoiles ...] Grâce au Green Bank Telescope de la NSF, des astronomes (dont Luigi Tibaldo de l'IRAP) sont parvenus à cartographier le gaz moléculaire sombre #CO dans l'une des régions de formation stellaire les plus actives de notre galaxie : #CygnusX.

Il devient désormais possible d'observer la transformation d'atomes simples en structures moléculaires complexes qui deviendront un jour des étoiles, des planètes : https://public.nrao.edu/news/astronomers-map-mysterious-dark-gas-in-the-milky-way/ 👍 👏

#astrophysics #stellarformation