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Milky Way Gets Bigger

Posted by michael on from the now-30%-more-free dept.

FU_Fish writes "Australian scientists have discovered a new arm reaching out from our beloved Milky Way. The arm is 60,000 light years away from the center of the galaxy and roughly 6,500 light years thick. I guess my dream of visiting every star in our galaxy just got a bit tougher."

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  1. Ha! by Sandmann · · Score: 5, Funny

    In your face, Andromeda!

  2. Hitchhiker's Guide by hound3000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I guess my dream of visiting every star in our galaxy just got a bit tougher."

    Yes, but are you going to insult everybody in it? Individually, personally, one by one, and by alphabetical order?

    I miss Douglas Adams