Milky Way Mapping Project Finds Surprisingly Slow Stars

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This map of the near side of the Milky Way a combination of an artists conception and real data points shows several spiral arms. The sun (red circle) is located on a spur between two of the arms. Blue circles mark star-forming regions whose distance ...
This map of the near side of the Milky Way, a combination of an artist's conception and real data points, shows several spiral arms. The sun (red circle) is located on a spur between two of the arms. Blue circles mark star-forming regions whose distances have been accurately measured using parallax. Credit: Bill Saxton (NRAO) and Mark Reid (CfA)

On Earth, making a map is as easy as taking aerial photographs or surveying a patch of land on foot. In contrast, mapping the Milky Way galaxy is a tremendous challenge. The distances are too large to travel, making bird's-eye views or direct surveys impossible.


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