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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Science
Eric Berger

New image reveals secrets of Milky Way galaxy in stunning detail

an image of the Milky Way galaxy
This image shows the complex distribution of molecular gas in the Central Molecular Zone (CMZ) of the Milky Way. It was obtained with the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (Alma). Photograph: Alma(ESO/NAOJ/NRAO)/S. Longmore et al. Background: ESO/D. Minniti et al.

Scientists have captured a beautiful image in unprecedented detail of the vast Milky Way galaxy, of which our own solar system is a part.

The stunning image is the largest ever obtained by the specialist telescope in Chile called the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (Alma) radio telescope, according to the group behind the project.

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