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The intention of Universe3D.org is to host links to web content that enable the enhancement of our three-dimensional view of the Universe. Feel free to join in and edit--Wikipedia-style!

Recently added Dataset Methanol MultiBeam Survey The Methanol MultiBeam Survey is a sensitive survey of massive young stars in the Milky Way Galaxy to detect methanol masers. The survey is carried out by scanning the telescope in galactic longitude. Spectra cover a 4-MHz band, corresponding to a velocity range of 180 km/s, with 2048 channels each separated by 0.09 km/s. Regions towards the galactic centre are scanned more than once with different velocity settings, so that all likely radial velocities are searched. A second frequency band centred on the 6035-MHz line of hydroxyl (OH) is observed in parallel with the methanol band. Astronomy News A brief history of Saturn's amazing rings <em>Although the rings of Saturn may look like a permanent fixture of the planet, they are ever-changing. New analyses of the rings reveal how and when they were made &mdash; and whether they'll last.</em> Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT Second giant planet found around nearby star Beta Pictoris <em>If confirmed, this massive super-Jupiter could change our understanding of the still-forming Beta Pictoris system.</em> Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT Astronomy magazine’s Space & Beyond subscription box Bring the wonders of the universe into your home. Tue, 20 Aug 2019 10:00:00 GMT News Cosmography of the Local Universe View a film by Hélène Courtois, Daniel Pomarède, R. Brent Tully, Yehuda Hoffman, and Denis Courtois. All rights reserved.

Milky Way 3D: Galactic Plane Coverage Tool An interactive Milky Way 3D coverage tool linked to surveys is at http://milkyway3d.org. Survey Coverage of the Milky Way A hyperlinked visual summary (pdf) of all ongoing relevant surveys, prepared in conjunction with the NSF proposal, The Hierarchical Structure of Star-Forming Regions in the Milky Way.