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Galactic Pancake Mystery Solved

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the galactic-syrup-lay-undiscovered dept.

mOoZik writes "According to the BBC, Astronomers have figured out why a series of small galaxies surrounding the Milky Way are distributed around it in the shape of a pancake. Theorists believed that the eleven dwarf galaxy companions should have a diffuse, spherical arrangement, but a University of Durham team used a supercomputer to show how the galaxies could take the pancake form without challenging cosmological theory."

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  1. Calvin and Hobbes Reference by Brain+Stew · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Great, know can we solve the great spaghetti incident?

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    "Here's a spoiler: You're will die alone."-Triumph the Insult Comic Dog