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Artist impression of the ancient stars in the inner region of the Milky Way. Some examples of the orbits of the stars have been highlighted on the left. The right-hand side shows the location of these stars in the Galaxy with respect to the Sun, spinning around slowly. Credit: Left background image: ESA/Gaia, artist’s impression: Amanda J. Smith and Anke Arentsen, Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0