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The Milky Way is Not a Spiral?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the well-now-i-don't-believe-in-nothin' dept.

ETEQ writes "Space.com reports that new data from the Spitzer Space Telescope showing that the Milky Way is in fact a barred spiral! Looks like all our old astronomy textbooks will have to be thrown away..."

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  1. Re:Whoa! by The+I+Shing · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    I hear the galaxy is being sued by Russian astrologers.

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