Milky Way may be much larger than previously estimated

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150311124139.htm
The Milky Way galaxy is at least 50 percent larger than is commonly estimated, according to new findings that reveal that the galactic disk is contoured into several concentric ripples. The research, conducted by an international team led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Heidi Jo Newberg, revisits astronomical data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey which, in 2002, established the presence of a bulging ring of stars beyond the known plane of the Milky Way.
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Good news for explorers, perhaps :)

Stunning through isn't it how large the galaxy is, even at the scale implemented in the game.

Another interesting link:
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/dazzling-photo-shows-destructive-birth-stars/

And hey ho, the nebula are in the game too.
 

Pennyblack

Pennyblack
What I don't get, is that Hubble can get clear, highly detailed shots of a nebula thousands of light years away, yet were sending a probe to take a pic of Pluto that's in our own system... Don't figure :rolleyes:
 

Alvatore

Alvatore
snig said:
Rick Mason said:
No way is the Milky Way larger than Mars or Galaxy, but who cares I just love chocolate!! ;-))
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*snicker*
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Did you just ... you did, didn't you.

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Pennyblack said:
What I don't get, is that Hubble can get clear, highly detailed shots of a nebula thousands of light years away, yet were sending a probe to take a pic of Pluto that's in our own system... Don't figure :rolleyes:
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If we had Hubble take a picture of Pluto, it would be unusably blurry. It's not focused for things as nearby as that; its focus is tuned for long-range things that probes would take millenia (or more) to reach.
 

iain666

iain666
Pennyblack said:
What I don't get, is that Hubble can get clear, highly detailed shots of a nebula thousands of light years away, yet were sending a probe to take a pic of Pluto that's in our own system... Don't figure :rolleyes:
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The nebula is chucking out huge amounts of radiation. Pluto is reflecting a tiny fraction of light from Sol.

If you're stood at one end of a football stadium with one floodlight on at the other end it will be a lot brighter than the muddy penny in the grass by your feet that's ever so slightly shiny.
 

SchroedingersNeko

SchroedingersNeko
Ooohh it's all gone chocolatey in here...

I was going to type something funny and witty but it escaped me at the moment of typing. :(

On topic however, I that this has the potential to be bigger than the milky way unless you count for downsizing .....
 
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Iskariot

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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150311124139.htm
The Milky Way galaxy is at least 50 percent larger than is commonly estimated, according to new findings that reveal that the galactic disk is contoured into several concentric ripples. The research, conducted by an international team led by Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Professor Heidi Jo Newberg, revisits astronomical data from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey which, in 2002, established the presence of a bulging ring of stars beyond the known plane of the Milky Way.
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Good news for explorers, perhaps :)

Stunning through isn't it how large the galaxy is, even at the scale implemented in the game.

Another interesting link:
http://www.wired.com/2015/03/dazzling-photo-shows-destructive-birth-stars/

And hey ho, the nebula are in the game too.
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Great link.
Thanks for this.

Of course I expect FD to immediately give us 50% more Galaxy.
 

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Pennyblack said:
What I don't get, is that Hubble can get clear, highly detailed shots of a nebula thousands of light years away, yet were sending a probe to take a pic of Pluto that's in our own system... Don't figure :rolleyes:
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Yeah which goes to show just how tiny Pluto is, same with Ceres which is a lot closer and yet we're unable to take anything resembling a good picture without going there with a probe. And it goes to show just how huge some nebula in the galaxy are as well.
 
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