X marks the spot at the center of the Milky Way galaxy

Tuesday, July 19, 2016 - 10:31 in Astronomy & Space

Two astronomers — with the help of Twitter — have uncovered the strongest evidence yet that an enormous X-shaped structure made of stars lies within the central bulge of the Milky Way Galaxy. Previous computer models, observations of other galaxies, and observations of our own galaxy have suggested that the X-shaped structure existed. But no […]

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