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. 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 Avoidance12:15 3D-map of the Central molecular zone16:36 Star formation22:58 Unsolved questions27:59 Current obsessions28:36 PRIMA mission with NASA35:01 Final thoughts📺 VIDEO VERSIONhttps://youtu.be/BpaEskYuBk0📰 GUIDE TO SPACE NewsletterNo ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter🎧 PODCASTSUniverse Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/📩 CONTACT FRASER[email protected]⚖️ LICENSECreative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)