7 wonders of the Milky Way: An astronomer’s guide to the galaxy

OVER the past decade, spacecraft have beamed back reports from some truly awe-inspiring destinations within our solar system. Rovers have revealed vast river channels carved by ancient floods on Mars. Probes have zipped through the turbulent geysers erupting from Saturn’s icy moon Enceladus. We have even flown past the frigid mountains of Pluto. But what if we could extend our horizons further – much further?

Let’s imagine that we could roam across the Milky Way