# \[Interview\] Unveiling The Most Obscured Part of Our Galaxy An episode of [Universe Today Podcast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/794058155), 10 Jun 2025, 37 min. Audio: https://c10.patreonusercontent.com/4/patreon-media/p/post/139665826/b0b78a5d31ac4fbdaefb263773d51d3d/eyJhIjoxLCJpc19hdWRpbyI6MSwicCI6MX0%3D/1.mp3?token-hash=_DD4RDGaxoTbUm6Sif_CZnZRhjfXlnlO1xpfLVfn0L8%3D&token-time=1794441600 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 Battersby https://battersby.physics.uconn.edu/ πŸ“œ 3D Structure of our Galaxy’s Central Molecular Zone https://centralmolecularzone.github.io/3D_CMZ/ 00:00 Intro 01:46 Zone of Avoidance 12:15 3D-map of the Central molecular zone 16:36 Star formation 22:58 Unsolved questions 27:59 Current obsessions 28:36 PRIMA mission with NASA 35:01 Final thoughts πŸ“Ί VIDEO VERSION https://youtu.be/BpaEskYuBk0 πŸ“° GUIDE TO SPACE Newsletter No ads. Subscribe for FREE: https://universetoday.com/newsletter 🎧 PODCASTS Universe Today: https://universetoday.fireside.fm/ Astronomy Cast: http://www.astronomycast.com/ πŸ“© CONTACT FRASER frasercain@gmail.com βš–οΈ LICENSE Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) Support Universe Today Podcast Shows are listed from Apple Podcasts' charts and directory, and Podcast Index where it is used. Every show and episode belongs to its publisher and plays from the publisher's own feed; this site hosts none of them.