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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..."

6 of 594 comments (clear)

  1. Whoa! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    That revelation just blew my mind.

  2. Definition of barred spiral galaxy by joshdick · · Score: -1, Redundant
    A barred spiral galaxy is a spiral galaxy with a band of bright stars emerging from the center and running across the middle of the galaxy. Spiral arms appear to emerge from the ends of the "bar" in these galaxies, whereas they appear to emerge directly from the core in ordinary spiral galaxies.

    -- Wikipedia

  3. Wow, nice one by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Redundant

    That was a link in the summary, sheesh. Does no one read the summaries anymore?

  4. Re:Science is not wright all the time. Blasaphmy!! by Dr.+Manhattan · · Score: 1, Redundant
    I believe in creationism and intelligent design... I just want to have the same right to believe that which I do without being called a moron, fool, etc. just because someone else doesn't agree with it.

    Oh, I don't necessarily think you are a moron or a fool. You may just be ignorant. Fortunately, the latter condition is treatable.

    --
    PHEM - party like it's 1997-2003!
  5. It depends. by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 0, Redundant

    If religion only deals with faith and morals, there's nothing that can be obsoleted in there. i.e. stealing will always be bad, etc, God won't suddenly be a woman instead of a man... because those things are (or are supposed to be) divine revelation.

    In these terms, religion is (or SHOULD be) infallible.

    On the other hand, there's nothing wrong with science being fallible. Because science doesn't give us FACTS. It gives us THEORIES that explain how things work. These theories are assumed to be correct until new facts are found.

    It's a cycle. Nothing to be ashamed of.

  6. Re:So much for my RPG galaxy maps... by youknowmewell · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Why didn't you just say it like this:

    "Go to my website http://herogames.com/Products/TE.htm

    It has a galaxy in it, so that makes this sort of on-topic."