The Gaia satellite is making the most detailed and complete map of the stars in our galaxy
This article was originally published with the title “Milky Way Census” in Scientific American 327, 6, 80 (December 2022)
doi:10.1038/scientificamerican1222-80
ABOUT THE AUTHOR(S)
Clara Moskowitzis Scientific American‘s senior editor covering space and physics. She has a bachelor’s degree in astronomy and physics from Wesleyan University and a graduate degree in science journalism from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Follow Moskowitz on Twitter @ClaraMoskowitz Credit: Nick Higgins
