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A new, expansive view of the Milky Way reveals our Galaxy in unprecedented radio colour

10.28.25 | International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
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Left: The centre of our Milky Way in radio colour. Right: The same area of sky as seen in visible light. Credit: Silvia Mantovanini & the GLEAM-X Team / Axel Mellinger, milkywaysky.com.

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia

10.1017/pasa.2025.10094

Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA).

29-Oct-2025

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MWA telescope antennas
Caption:Antennas from the MWA telescope, on Wajarri Country in Western Australia Credit: Credit: Dragonfly media
Radio image of the Milky Way with GLEAM-X_GP
The GLEAM-X view of the Milky Way, as seen from the southern hemisphere, in radio colour. Credit: Silvia Mantovanini & the GLEAM-X Team
NASA_Milky_Way_highlighted
Caption:Overhead artists' impression of the Milky Way. Credit: Credit:  NASA
Astronomers reveal an incredible new radio view of our Galaxy Credit: ICRAR
GLEAM-X_Optical_Aligned
Top:The GLEAM/GLEAM-X view of the Milky Way galaxy.Bottom:The same area of the Milky Way in visible light. Credit: Top image credit: S. Mantovanini & the GLEAM-X team Bottom image credit: Axel Mellinger, milkywaysky.com

Keywords

Astrophysics Galaxies Milky Way Observational Astronomy Planetary Science Stars

Article Information

Journal
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia
DOI
10.1017/pasa.2025.10094
Article Publication Date
2025-10-29
Article Title
Publications of the Astronomical Society of Australia (PASA).

Contact Information

Charlene D'Monte
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research
communications@icrar.org

Source

This article is based on a news release from International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. BrightSurf curates and republishes science news from research institutions worldwide; the original release is linked below.

Original Source
https://www.icrar.org/gleam-x-galactic-plane/

How to Cite This Article

APA:
International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research. (2025, October 28). A new, expansive view of the Milky Way reveals our Galaxy in unprecedented radio colour. Brightsurf News. https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDE4J5K8/a-new-expansive-view-of-the-milky-way-reveals-our-galaxy-in-unprecedented-radio-colour.html
MLA:
"A new, expansive view of the Milky Way reveals our Galaxy in unprecedented radio colour." Brightsurf News, Oct. 28 2025, https://www.brightsurf.com/news/LDE4J5K8/a-new-expansive-view-of-the-milky-way-reveals-our-galaxy-in-unprecedented-radio-colour.html.