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Astronomers have developed the first three-dimensional (3D) map detailing the properties of interstellar dust in the Milky ...

Green, “Three-dimensional maps of the interstellar dust extinction curve within the Milky Way galaxy,” in the journal Science. Both authors work at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy.