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Elizabeth Howell

A 'Great Wave' is rippling through our galaxy, pushing thousands of stars out of place

An image of a subtle wave pattern in blue and red colors with a glowing light behind it and arrows pointing upwards and downwards.

A huge "wave" is rippling through our galaxy, pushing billions of stars in its wake, a new study reveals.

The Milky Way's galactic wave was spotted in mapping data from the European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia space telescope, which charted the positions and movement patterns of millions of stars with high accuracy before retiring earlier this year.

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