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ALMA maps the Milky Way's chaotic heart in unprecedented detail

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ALMA maps the Milky Way's chaotic heart in unprecedented detail
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Using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), astronomers mapped the Milky Way’s 650-light-year-wide Central Molecular Zone in unprecedented detail, revealing a complex network of dense, cold gas and molecules around Sagittarius A* to help explain how stars form in our galaxy’s extreme core.

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  1. World's largest radio telescope array pierces heart of our Milky Way: 'This is just the beginning'  Space
  2. Largest image of its kind shows hidden chemistry at the heart of the Milky Way  EurekAlert!
  3. New photo of the Milky Way 'window to understand how stars are formed'  Euronews.com
  4. ALMA reveals Milky Way's core in largest-ever mosaic, tracing cold gas filaments  Phys.org
  5. New image reveals 'extraordinary' detail of Milky Way's central zone  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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