Data from ESA's Gaia mission has been used to create an 3D animated view of the Milky Way galaxy's stellar nurseries. CREDIT European Space Agency (ESA) ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Animation: ESA/Gaia/DPAC, S. Payne-Wardenaar, L. McCallum et al (2025), CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO LICENCE CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO or ESA Standard Licence (content can be used under either licence)