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How the Radcliffe Wave moves through the backyard of our Sun (yellow dot). Blue dots are clusters of baby stars. The white line is a theoretical model by Ralf Konietzka and collaborators that explains the current shape and motion of the Wave. The magenta and green lines at the beginning show how and to what extent the Radcliffe Wave will move in the future. Background is a cartoon model of the Milky Way.

Animation:  How the Radcliffe Wave moves through the backyard of our Sun (yellow dot). Blue dots are clusters of baby stars. The white line is a theoretical model by Ralf Konietzka and collaborators that explains the current shape and motion of the Wave. The magenta and green lines at the beginning show how and to what extent the Radcliffe Wave will move in the future. Background is a cartoon model of the Milky Way.

Animation:  A short introductory video explaining the main results of the new study, narrated by the first author, Ralf Konietzka. It shows that the Radcliffe Wave – an enormous, wave-shaped chain of gaseous clouds in our Sun's backyard – not only looks like a wave, but also moves like a wave. The Wave is waving.  Credit:  Ralf Konietzka / Harvard University