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Gaia Reconstructs a Side View of our Galaxy
Since we are inside the Milky Way, we cannot take an actual picture of it from the side. However, the ESA's Gaia mission has mapped over a billion stars. This data allowed scientists to create a side view illustration of our galaxy. The illustration shows a very thin central disk, where our Sun and all visible stars reside. It also reveals the disk's slight warp, a surprising finding.
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In tropical astrology, 12 MAY 2025 falls under Taurus (♉). The sign's window runs from 04-20 through 05-20. Taurus holds the Pleiades star cluster and Aldebaran, the red giant that marks the eye of the Bull. The Sun was crossing this region of the sky on 12 MAY 2025.