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Its story

In the swan spreading its wings across Cygnus, a blue B-type star burns 473 light-years away. Its light set out when conquistadors were crossing the Americas and the maps of the world were being redrawn every season. Far hotter and more luminous than the Sun, its intense blue tone is the signature of young, energetic stars. It crosses the Milky Way like a cobalt arrow that takes centuries to reach our eyes.