Highway of Stars

06.06.07

Like a celestial arrow spanning roughly one-third of the northern sky, this artist's concept of a newly discovered stream of ancient stars passes just over the head of the constellation Leo (on the right), before plunging through the heart of the Great Bear, or Big Dipper constellation (to the left).

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	April 3 A Confetti-Like Collection of Stars
	February 7 NASA Telescopes Discover Strobe-like Flashes
	January 8 NASA Telescopes See Weather Patterns in Brown Dwarf
	January 8 NASA, ESA Telescopes Find Evidence For Asteroid Belt Around Vega

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