India, Sept. 17 -- Indian astronomers have mapped in detail the invisible layers of cosmic dust that veil our Milky Way and redden the light of the stars.

This may help trace the locations where the next generation of stars may be forming.

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is filled with vast clouds of interstellar dust and gas that can block or dim the light from stars.

This is called 'extinction' of starlight, read a statement issued by the Indian government.

Understanding how the dust is spread across the Galaxy helps scientists learn more about where stars form and the structure of the Milky Way.

Scientists from Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences (ARIES), an autonomous institute under the Department of Science and T...