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Galactic Bloodlines: The Surprising Ancestry of Nearby Star Clusters


Many nearby star clusters, originating from just three "families," have a formation history marked by supernova explosions that also left traces on Earth. Astronomers from the University of Vienna traced the origins of nearby young star clusters to three massive star-forming regions. Using Gaia m

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