The story behind the world-first 3D map of the Milky Way

Researcher
Professor Richard de Grijs
Date
8 February 2018
Faculty
Faculty of Science and Engineering
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Professor Richard de Grijs is part of a team of astronomers from Macquarie University and the Chinese Academy of Sciences who have created the first accurate 3D map of the galaxy we call home. He discusses with host Sean Britten how the new map may help us understand more about dark matter and explains how the map was done.

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