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This artist’s impression shows our Galaxy, the Milky Way, as the spiral shape in the background. The massive stars referred to in the new study are indicated by red circles. The position of the Solar System is marked by a black dot and circle at the top centre.
Credit:
J. Urquhart et al. Background image by Robert Hurt of the Spitzer Science Center.
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