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Spanish astrophysicists discover new region of Milky Way – EL PAÍS in English
Researchers detected the Cepheus spur, a bridge of massive blue stars, while creating the most accurate map of the galaxy to date
A team of researchers from the Spanish Astrobiology Center (CAB) has presented the most accurate map of the Milky Way to date, and described the existence of the Cepheus spur, a formation of blue stars hotter than the sun that had remained hidden until now.
The team put together the map of the Earths solar neighborhood using the Gaia telescope of the European Space Agency, detailing the spiral arms of the stars that make up our galaxy. These include Orion, where the Solar System is located; Perseus,…
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