The European South Observatory, filled with stars, is supposed to be more intense than anywhere else in the Milky Way.
Researching the "heart" of our galaxy is hampered by clouds of dust and gas that block the light. The solution to the problem is the use of infrared tools. In particular, the picture is obtained from the HAWK-I infrared receiver at the very large ESO telescope in Chile.
A group of researchers led by Francisco Nogeras Lara found a large number of young stars in this area, with a total mass of more than 100,000 solar masses, a fundamental step in trying to find all the supposed young stars in the central regions of the Milky Way and to understand how light is evolving.
The image is taken from the GALACTICNUCEUS survey, which aims at obtaining infrared images of a high-resolution galaxy centre. Using infrared receivers, scientists expect to gain a better understanding of the evolution of the center of our galaxy.