Image of the Day: “Previously Unknown Part of the Milky Way”

This past fall, astronomers using the VISTA telescope at ESO’s Paranal Observatory discovered a previously unknown component of the Milky Way. VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea (VVV) is one of six ESO Public Surveys for the 4-meter VISTA Telescope….

from The Daily Galaxy –Great Discoveries Channel: Sci, Space, Tech http://ift.tt/1JcireH
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