'Astronomers have to revise estimates': The Milky Way may be larger, heavier, and more lopsided than we realized

New measurements suggest that two of the Milky Way's spiral arms are around 10% farther away from Earth than we thought. The ...
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Our Milky Way galaxy might be larger than we thought

Astronomers used cosmic explosions to find that we may be wrong about our own galaxy.

The Milky Way’s Arms May Stretch Farther Than We Thought

Using data from NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory and the European Space Agency’s XMM-Newton, a team of researchers made ...
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NASA's Chandra finds two of the Milky Way's arms are 10% farther than we thought

This small correction could make us rethink how massive our galaxy actually is.

NASA’s most powerful X-ray telescope reveals Milky Way may stretch farther than previously known

A team of astronomers has discovered that the spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy may stretch further out into space than was ...
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The Milky Way may be wider, heavier, and more lopsided than we realized

New measurements suggest that two of the Milky Way's spiral arms are around 10% farther away from Earth than we thought. The ...

Astronomers have revised the size of the Milky Way

The two large spiral arms of the Milky Way may be about 10% further from Earth than previously thought. The new measurements ...
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Study finds Milky Way outer spiral arms nearly 10% larger

Astronomers discovered the Milky Way's spiral arms extend 10% farther than previously estimated, using light echoes from ...

Astronomy: Milky Way's spiral arms noticeably further away than thought

Because we are located in the Milky Way, we can hardly survey its shape. Now the image of our home galaxy has been precisely refined again.

No Way! Our galaxy is even bigger than scientists first thought

The discovery was made using two powerful space telescopes that looked at a number of cosmic explosions which took place ...
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Milky Way’s Secret Spiral Arms Exposed By Cosmic Chemical Fingerprints

For ages, mapping the precise architecture of our home galaxy has been a challenge similar to attempting to draw a complete map of a vast, brightly lit city while standing trapped in the dense, hazy ...
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Study Finds Milky Way Has Four Arms, Not Two

UNSPECIFIED - SEPTEMBER 07: A binocular observer and the spectacular appearance of our Milky Way galaxy, as seen from a very dark site. (Photo by Babek Tafreshi/SSPL/Getty Images) UNSPECIFIED - ...