Ever wonder how far away those stars in the night sky are? 🤔 Our Sun’s nearest neighbor star is about 4 light-years away … our galaxy is over 100,000 light-years wide! But what does that even mean? Check out this Tumblr for a primer: https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/184153458369/how-big-is-our-galaxy-the-milky-way | NASA Universe

Scientists have created the most accurate 3D map of star-formation regions in our Milky Way galaxy, based on data from our Gaia mission The map extends to a distance of 4000 light-years from us, with the Sun at the centre 👉 https://esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Gaia/Fly_through_Gaia_s_3D_map_of_stellar_nurseries | ESA - European Space Agency

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