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X marks the spot for Milky Way formation

X marks the spot for Milky Way formation

Jul 20, 2016, at 04:01 am

New Delhi, July 19 (IBNS) A new understanding of our galaxy's structure began in an unlikely way: on Twitter. A research effort sparked by tweets led scientists to confirm that the Milky Way’s central bulge of stars forms an “X” shape. The newly published study uses data from NASA's Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) mission.

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X marks the spot for Milky Way formation Tue, Jul 19 2016
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