Scientists invented a new technology for researching the Milky Way. She will show how our Galaxy was formed many millions of years ago, writes BBC.
on the telescope of William Gershel (Wht), located on the top of the mountain on the Spanish Canar Island of La Palma, a super-fast cartographic device Weave was installed, which can explore 1000 stars per hour until it enters the catalog of a total of five million.
He will analyze the speed, direction, age and composition of each star. With the help of this information, researchers can understand how the Milky Way Galaxy has been built for billions of years.
“This is a fantastic achievement of many people that it happened, and it’s great that it works. The next step is a new adventure, this is brilliant!”, – commented on the new technology creator of the University of Oxford, Gavin Dalton. According to him, a new detailed model of the galaxy will be reconstructed.
“We will be able to trace the galaxies that have absorbed the Milky Way for space time, and see how each absorption launches a new star formation,” said Professor Dalton.
Weave will be able to answer the questions that astronomers tried to answer for decades. For example, how many pieces have united to create a large galaxy, and how many galaxies have united to form the Milky Way.