A 3D map of our cosmic neighborhood has revealed hot and cold regions as well as an "escape tunnel" from our local bubble.

Scientists assembled the first piece of the map ... stars in our Milky Way galaxy. These “galactic cirrus” clouds, so named because they resemble cirrus clouds on Earth, are a mix of gas ...

A team of astronomers including those from the University of Tokyo have created the first-ever map ... of the galaxy itself," said Assistant Professor Yasuo Doi from the Department of Earth ...

Just like the Earth was once thought to be flat, so was the Milky Way. However, a new 3D map of the galaxy shows otherwise. While being spiral in shape, the galaxy’s disk is a warped and twisted ...