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First “bone� of the Milky Way identified

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Wed, 09 Jan 2013 16:08:57 +0000
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Space
astronomy
astrophysics
Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian
Milky Way
Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
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Astronomers have identified a new structure in the Milky Way: a long tendril of dust and gas that they are calling a "bone."
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