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Amazing Radio Map of the Milky Way Shows Never Before Seen Objects

2025-11-14 Science & Technology
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Anton Petrov
Anton Petrov
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New Low-Frequency Radio Map Reveals the Hidden Milky Way

Discover the groundbreaking, high-resolution radio map of the Milky Way created by GLEAM-X, revealing energetic processes and unseen stellar remnants previously obscured by interstellar dust.

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  • New radio data offers twice the resolution and ten times the sensitivity of previous maps, cutting through obscuring galactic gas.
  • The map uses low-frequency radio waves (72–231 MHz) to visualize star formation (blue regions) and supernova remnants (red circles).
  • Researchers identified 106 new radio sources, many correlated with gamma-ray data, potentially hosting new compact objects.
  • This revolutionary map provides crucial calibration data for future instruments like the Square Kilometre Array Observatory (SKA).

The video details the challenges of mapping the galaxy using radio light, which penetrates interstellar dust that blocks visible light. Anton explains how the specialized GLEAM-X project, utilizing the MWA telescope, processed massive datasets to produce the most detailed low-frequency radio image of our galaxy to date, unlocking secrets of stellar evolution.

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Support this channel on Patreon to help me make this a full time job: https://www.patreon.com/whatdamath (Unreleased videos, extra footage, DMs, no ads) Alternatively, PayPal donations can be sent here: http://paypal.me/whatdamath Get a Wonderful Person Tee: https://teespring.com/stores/whatdamath More cool designs are on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3QFIrFX Hello and welcome! My name is Anton and in this video, we will talk about the newly created radio map of the night skies Links: https://arxiv.org/pdf/2510.18511 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2509.02919 https://gleamoscope.icrar.org/gleamoscope/trunk/src/ https://www.mwatelescope.org/science/galactic-science/gleam/ https://www.icrar.org/gleam-x-galactic-plane/ ORCs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89QITEqGmIs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Vu9alnI3YI #radio #map #astronomy 0:00 Seeing Milky Way in different light - Gleamoscope 2:30 New radio map and why it matters 4:20 How this was made - GLEAM-X 6:30 Why this is so important and what it shows 8:00 Pulsars never seen before 10:10 Other mysteries and using gamma rays 11:02 What's next? 12:20 Maps in different frequencies 13:40 Conclusions Enjoy and please subscribe Bitcoin/Ethereum to spare? Donate them here to help this channel grow! bc1qnkl3nk0zt7w0xzrgur9pnkcduj7a3xxllcn7d4 or ETH: 0x60f088B10b03115405d313f964BeA93eF0Bd3DbF Thank you to all Patreon supporters of this channel Special thanks also goes to all the wonderful supporters of the channel through YouTube Memberships Credit: International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research (ICRAR), S. Mantovanini/GLEAM-X team Licenses used: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ and relevant Creative Commons licenses

Top Comments (10)

@JustinMShaw 2025-11-14

This is one of those long-anticipated things that's great to finally see. Radio maps to see through the dust.

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@KhalidNaserr 2025-11-14

5:40 Thank you Anton & thank you Silvia A Big thanks to all of you . 💐

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@MyraSeavy 2025-11-14

Good day all! Antons videos make a great start to my day! 😊🎉

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@resonant_theories 2025-11-14

bravo to the lady that did all this work..

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@hyskg22274 2025-11-14

I love radio telescope updates, good stuff!! Thanks Anton!

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@jonathanbeeson8614 2025-11-14

Marvelous ! Thank you Anton, and thank you Silvia !

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@MarigoldDragon 2025-11-14

I don't think I'll ever get over how humanity managed to essentially make light sing. Transforming scattered, unreadable data, into something we can understand. What a wild time to be an intelligent ape.

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@JohnForReason 2025-11-14

Hello wonderful Anton!

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@dianespease412 2025-11-14

Stunning to see the Milky Way in all these different ways.

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@honeydavis5568 2025-11-15

If we go there, one thing we will need is a really good map. You don't want to get lost in the milky way.

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