The Milky Way mapped as never before

Two astronomy students from the Netherlands have mapped the entire Milky Way Galaxy in dwarf stars for the first time. Their map suggests that there are a total of 58 billion dwarf stars, of which seven per cent have been found in the outer regions of our galaxy. This is the most comprehensive model ever for the distribution of these stars, which are relatively small and shine less brightly. Two astronomy students from the Netherlands have mapped the entire Milky Way Galaxy in dwarf stars for the first time. Their map suggests that there are a total of 58 billion dwarf stars, of which seven per cent have been found in the outer regions of our galaxy.