Astronomers Find a 'Break' in One of the Milky Way's Spiral Arms

The newly discovered feature offers insight into the large-scale structure of our galaxy, which is difficult to study from Earth’s position inside it.

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New Arm for Milky Way? Astronomers Detect 'Break' on Our Galaxy's Spiral Arm

Astronomers Discover a “Break” in One of the Milky Way's Spiral Arms

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