SOFIA Reveals New View of Milky Way’s Center

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SOFIA Reveals New View of Milky Way’s Center
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Description NASA’s flying telescope SOFIA captured a crisp infrared image of the center of our Milky Way galaxy. Spanning more than 600 light-years, the panorama reveals details within the dense swirls of gas and dust, opening the door to future research into how massive stars are forming and what’s feeding the black hole at our galaxy’s core. Video credit: NASA/Ames Research Center
Date 2020-01-03
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