Space & Physics
A New Map of the Milky Way
High-resolution surveys chart the spiral structure of the galaxy and the location of our solar system
is a senior radio astronomer at the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory at the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian. He was recently elected to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences. Credit: Nick Higgins
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