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. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
The density of light detected in the Milky Way reveals a rippling contour. Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
An unlabeled view of the corrugated Milky Way Credit: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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I think they have the Sun located a bit too far towards the center of the galaxy.
So, someone dropped the sun into the middle of space, and caused a ripple effect. Just like dropping a rock into a pond.
The good news is that the Monoceros Ring is populated by unicorns.
I must be missing something... It’s been known for a long time that the galaxy had “arms” that radiated out like a spinning wheel. obviously those arms are “denser” with stars than in areas where the arms aren’t. so is that what they are calling “corrugated”? that isn’t news to me and im no astrophysisist. that’s why i’m asking what i’m missing. Now if they are saying the arms are longer than previously estimated and therefore, there is an extra “corrugation” beyond us in that particular direction on the diagram, in effect extending the galaxy out farther than previously thought then yeah, cool, I can see that. is that all this is?
Our solar system has moved from the outer bands of the galaxy to a distance one-third of the way to its core, and this happened in less than 10 years.
If we don't change drastically and immediately, we will be consumed by the large black hole at the galaxies center within the next 5 years. Paging Algore.
John Batchelor has a hobby which is astronomy and almost always devotes a small segment of his show to developments in space exploration.
Last nights guest discussed our solar system and mentioned that it as circumnavigates in its arm position location.
Our solar system is moving faster than the arm. Which suggests (his guest did not offer this) our solar system moves from one arm of the spiral to another as it moves in its allocated space depicted in those artists conceptions.
New Galaxy:
Ok - so if we multiply by 4 all the material in our galaxy and assume the same for the other galaxies - how does that impact the truth or untruth of the existence of dark matter?
Makes a person feel just a tad insignificant, doesn’t it???