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Orion arm

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Orion arm [ə′rī·ən ‚ärm]
(astronomy)
The spiral arm of the Milky Way Galaxy that has a spur in which the sun is located. Also known as local arm.


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Danger to their own Orion Arm has been detected, although through unreliable channels, and information about this threat is believed to be found in the Sagittarius Arm along with the possibility of Builder artifacts.
 
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