India, Sept. 16 -- The Government of India issued the following news release:
Astronomers have mapped in details the invisible layers of cosmic dust that veils our Milky Way and reddens the light of the stars. This may help trace the locations where 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 as 'extinction' of star light. 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 ...