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The Case of the Warped Galactic Ring
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About this work
This image from ESA Herschel Space Observatory reveals a suspected ring at the center of our galaxy is warped for reasons scientists cannot explain. The ring is twisted so that part of it rises above and below the plane of our Milky Way galaxy.
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Credit lineThe Case of the Warped Galactic Ring. NASA/JPL, 2011-07-19. Public domain. ID: PIA14400.
