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Milky Way Core Revealed: ALMA Maps Our Galaxy’s Star-Birth Gas in Detail

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Milky Way Core Revealed: ALMA Maps Our Galaxy’s Star-Birth Gas in Detail
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Astronomers using the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) have produced the most complete, high‑resolution map of the Milky Way’s center, revealing the cold gas and its 3D motions in the Central Molecular Zone and offering new insights into where and how stars and planetary systems form near Sagittarius A*.

Topics:sciencescience-space#alma#centralmolecularzone#milkyway#moleculargas#science-space#starformation
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