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[News] Milky Way A Swifter Spinner, More Massive, New Measurements Show


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Milky Way A Swifter Spinner, More Massive, New Measurements Show

ScienceDaily (Jan. 9, 2009) — Fasten your seat belts -- we're faster, heavier, and more likely to collide than we thought. Astronomers making high-precision measurements of the Milky Way say our home Galaxy is rotating about 100,000 miles per hour faster than previously understood.

 

Milky Way A Swifter Spinner, More Massive, New Measurements Show

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