2/2: Where precisely in the galaxy? 2/2 The local arm of the Milky Way and our Sun's place in it for now. Ken Croswell (Originally posted October 4, 2021).
Aug 18, 2022, 12:40 AM
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2/2: Where precisely in the galaxy? 2/2 The local arm of the Milky Way and our Sun's place in it for now. Ken Croswell (Originally posted October 4, 2021).
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/40/e2116185118
Inner Workings: Astronomers are redrawing our corner of the Milky Way
We live in a giant barred spiral galaxy. The Milky Way’s fast-spinning disk of stars and gas whips up spiral arms that spawn new suns, while a bar of mostly older stars cuts through its heart. From afar, our galaxy likely resembles a glowing cosmic hurricane.
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2/2: Where precisely in the galaxy? 2/2 The local arm of the Milky Way and our Sun's place in it for now. Ken Croswell (Originally posted October 4, 2021).
https://www.pnas.org/content/118/40/e2116185118
Inner Workings: Astronomers are redrawing our corner of the Milky Way
We live in a giant barred spiral galaxy. The Milky Way’s fast-spinning disk of stars and gas whips up spiral arms that spawn new suns, while a bar of mostly older stars cuts through its heart. From afar, our galaxy likely resembles a glowing cosmic hurricane.