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Using Infrared Light to Survey Our Milky Way Galaxy | NASA Goddard FriendsofNASA.org: Observatories with smaller views of space have provided exquisite images of other galaxies, revealing complex structures. However, studying our own galaxy’s anatomy is surprisingly difficult. The plane of the Milky Way covers such a large area on the sky that studying it in detail can take a very long time. Astronomers also must peer through thick dust that obscures distant starlight. Infrared light can pass through that dust and is a key tool for learning about the far side of our galaxy. Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) Scott Wiessinger (KBR Wyle Services, LLC): Producer Ashley Balzer (ADNET Systems, Inc.): Science Writer Duration: 1 minute Release Date: March 12, 2024 ESA Hubble and Webb Space Telescopes NASA Goddard Space Flight Center European Space Agency - ESA Space Telescope Science Institute American Astronomical Society (AAS) European Astronomical Society #NASA #ESA #Astronomy #Space #Science #Nebulae #Stars #Planets #Exoplanets #MilkyWayGalaxy #HubbleSpaceTelescope #Optical #Infrared #HST #Cosmos #Universe #Europe #GSFC #STScI #UnitedStates #STEM #Education #HD #Video