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Milky Way Heavier Than Thought, and Spinning Faster

Posted by kdawson on from the bulking-up dept.

An anonymous reader writes "The Milky Way is spinning much faster and has 50 per cent more mass than previously believed. This means the Milky Way is equivalent in size to our neighbor Andromeda — instead of being the little sister in the local galaxy group, as had been believed. One implication of this new finding is that we may collide with Andromeda sooner than we had thought, in 2 or 3 billion years instead of 5."

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  1. because... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    > 50 per cent more mass than previously believed

    They forgot to mention the cause. It is because the universe contains the USA, and we all know how large *they* are.

  2. UID.. lets compare by somewhere+in+AU · · Score: -1, Troll

    heh.. our UID close and right next to each others.. how about that lol.. world record?

    1. Re:UID.. lets compare by bigblacknigger · · Score: -1, Troll

      Yeah? Fuck you, dickshit. Nobody cares about the size of your e-peen, which is inversely proportional to the size of your real-life cock. On that note, suck my brown rope you faggot.

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  3. What a NERD by cheekyboy · · Score: 0, Troll

    NEEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRDD.

    Like a title, of its more MASSY sounds nicer.

    (theres more matter in exitance) yea yeah we know.

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