Magnetic fingerprint of our galaxy revealed

Tuesday, May 6, 2014 - 18:32 in Astronomy & Space

Astrophysicists have released an unprecedented map of the entire sky that charts the magnetic field shaping our Milky Way Galaxy. The map reveals magnetic field lines running parallel to the plane of the Galaxy, as well as great loops and whorls associated with nearby clouds of gas and dust.

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