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 professor of astronomy at Nanjing University in China. He has studied astronomical masers and star formation for decades. Credit: Nick Higgins
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