File:Exposing the Milky Way's "X".jpg
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English: To reveal the X shape in the Milky Way's central bulge, researchers took WISE observations and subtracted a model of how stars would be distributed in a symmetrical bulge. |
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| Source | https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/x-marks-the-spot-for-milky-way-formation |
| Author | NASA/JPL-Caltech/D. Lang |
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