Magnetic Art
This visualization from ESA’s Planck mission shows interstellar dust aligned by the magnetic field of the Milky Way galaxy. Scientists are using this to study the formation of the galaxy and how it led to star formation.
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This visualization from ESA’s Planck mission shows interstellar dust aligned by the magnetic field of the Milky Way galaxy. Scientists are using this to study the formation of the galaxy and how it led to star formation.