The Radcliffe Wave is oscillating
The Radcliffe Wave is oscillating
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The Radcliffe Wave is oscillating
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Nature (London), 2024-04, Vol.628 (8006), p.62-65
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English
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London: Nature Publishing Group UK
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Our Sun lies within 300 parsecs of the 2.7-kiloparsecs-long sinusoidal chain of dense gas clouds known as the Radcliffe Wave
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. The structure’s wave-like shape was discovered using three-dimensional dust mapping, but initial kinematic searches for oscillatory motion were inconclusive
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. Here we present evidence that the Radc...
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The Radcliffe Wave is oscillating
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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2929541506
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_2929541506
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0028-0836
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1476-4687
DOI
10.1038/s41586-024-07127-3
