Slimmer Milky Way Galaxy Revealed By New Measurements
Thursday, June 19, 2008 - 09:21
in Astronomy & Space
The Milky Way Galaxy has lost weight. A lot of weight. About a trillion Suns' worth, according to an international team of scientists from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS-II), whose discovery has broad implications for our understanding of the Milky Way.