New Measurements Of The Milky Way Galaxy
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New Measurements Of The Milky Way Galaxy
Fri Jan 09 18:06:39 EST 2009
Scientists have found that the Milky Way galaxy spins faster and has more mass than previously thought, with a size rivaling that of neighboring galaxy Andromeda. Astronomer Mark Reid of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discusses the new measurements. 
