The Radcliffe Wave (IMAGE)

Harvard University

The Radcliffe Wave

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Visualization of the Radcliffe Wave: a massive, wave-shaped gaseous structure made up of stellar nurseries, forming one of the largest coherent structures ever observed in our galaxy. This image, taken from the World Wide Telescope, represents the study data overlaid on an artist's illustration of the Milky Way and our sun.

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Alyssa Goodman / Harvard University

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