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01/07/2009
Milky Way bigger, denser than thought (SpaceDaily)
by Staff Writers Long Beach CA (UPI) Jan 5, 2009 The Milky Way galaxy is 15 percent larger and 50 percent denser than scientists previously thought, findings presented in California Monday found.
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01/07/2009
Milky Way - the galaxy - not snack-sized anymore (Park Hills Daily Journal)
WASHINGTON (AP) — Take that, Andromeda! For decades, astronomers thought when it came to the major galaxies in Earth’s cosmic neighborhood, our Milky Way was a weak sister to the larger Andromeda. Not anymore.
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01/07/2009
PHOTO IN THE NEWS: Milky Way's Turbulent Core in Hi-Res (National Geographic)
The first infrared panorama of the Milky Way's center has revealed a previously unknown population of massive stars scattered across the turbulent zone around our galaxy's core.
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01/06/2009
This Milky Way Not 'Snack-Sized' Anymore (ABC News)
The Milky Way galaxy is much more massive than originally thought.
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01/07/2009
Milky Way measures up (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- For decades, astronomers thought when it came to the major galaxies in Earth's cosmic neighborhood, our Milky Way was a weak sister to the larger Andromeda. Not anymore.
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01/06/2009
Milky Way 'bigger than thought' (BBC News)
The Milky Way has 50% more mass and is travelling 120,000km per hour faster than previously thought, according to researchers.
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01/07/2009
Milky Way's no 60-pound weakling (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Take that, Andromeda! For decades, astronomers thought when it came to the major galaxies in Earth's cosmic neighborhood, our Milky Way was a weak sister to Andromeda. Not anymore.
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01/06/2009
Surprise! Milky Way Much More Massive (SPACE.com via Yahoo! News)
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Scientists have dramatically revised the mass of the Milky Way, saying our home galaxy is half again as heavy as previously thought.
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01/07/2009
Secrets of the Milky Way are revealed (Swissinfo)
A team of scientists, including one from Zurich University, has uncovered the true structure of the Milky Way using infrared technology.
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01/06/2009
Milky Way spins faster, has more mass than thought: astronomers (AFP via Yahoo! News)
The Milky Way, the Earth's home galaxy, is spinning much faster and has a mass 50 percent larger than previously believed, raising the probability of a collision with another galaxy, according to a report out Monday.
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| APOD: Milky Way - NASA's Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik - Galactic Center Research - The research team, observations, results, publications, image gallery, and related links.The Milky Way - A short definition of the Milky Way's components and composition.The Milky Way Galaxy - Provides information on our galaxy, with links and references.The Milky Way Galaxy - Illustrated and technical overview of the structure and composition.The Milky Way Galaxy: Our Home - A brief illustrated definition of the Milky Way.MSN Learning & Research Plus: Milky Way - Encyclopedia article providing an introduction to the galaxy's characteristics.Multiwavelength Milky Way - Technical overview of various frequency scans of the galaxy, with images and data files, from NASA's Astrophysics Data Facility.What is the Milky Way Called in Different Languages? - A list of the names given to the Milky Way in various languages.Scientific American: Our Growing, Breathing Galaxy - Detailed historical information and new discoveries about our galaxy. (January, 2004)Milky Way Could Hold Remnants of Last Galactic 'Meal' - Some celestial detective work strongly suggests that the Milky Way consumed a smaller galaxy billions of years ago. (January 8, 2001)
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