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Published online 7 January 2003 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news030106-3
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Ring around the Galaxy
Half-a-billion stars found encircling Milky Way.
A vast ring of stars wreathes our Galaxy, say two teams of astronomers.
How the ring got there is a mystery.
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