Solar system sits within major spiral arm of Milky Way
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Our solar system lives in a major spiral arm of the Milky Way, a new study suggests. This view looking toward the center of the galaxy was taken at the ESO 3.6-meter telescope in the Chilean Atacama Desert.
S. Brunier/ESO