[Interview] Unveiling The Most Obscured Part of Our Galaxy

For a long time the central part of our galaxy was mostly hidden from us because of all the dust. It was even called the Zone of Avoidance. But with better telescopes and modern techniques we can peer inside and reveal what's hiding. Even build 3D-maps of the region. 😍 [Interview+] Bonus Part. No YT ads.https://www.patreon.com/universetoday🟣 Guest: Dr Cara Battersbyhttps://battersby.physics.uconn.edu/📜 3D Structure of our Galaxy’s Central Molecular Zonehttps://centralmolecularzone.github.io/3D_CMZ/00:00 Intro01:46 Zone of Avoidance 12:15 3D-map of the Central molecular zone16:36 Star formation22:58 Unsolved questions 27:59 Current obsessions28:36 PRIMA mission with NASA35:01 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/BpaEskYuBk0📰 GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT [email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)Support Universe Today Podcast