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Astronomers Find the Birthplaces of Stars in the Whirlpool Galaxy


Understanding how star-forming works at a galactic scale is challenging in our Milky Way. While we have a general understanding of the layout of our galaxy, we can't see all of the details head-on like we would want to if we were exploring a single galaxy for details of star formation.

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