Milky Way Mapping Project Finds Surprisingly Slow Stars
Tuesday, June 3, 2008 - 13:14
in Astronomy & Space
On Earth, making a map is as easy as taking aerial photographs or surveying a patch of land on foot. In contrast, mapping the Milky Way galaxy is a tremendous challenge. The distances are too large to travel, making bird's-eye views or direct surveys impossible.
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