Tuesday, June 4, 2013

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News

ScienceDaily: Galaxies News


Best ultraviolet maps of the nearest galaxies

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 03:32 PM PDT

Astronomers have used NASA's Swift satellite to create the most detailed ultraviolet light surveys ever of the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, the two closest major galaxies.

Solar system's Milky Way neighborhood gets more respect

Posted: 03 Jun 2013 01:36 PM PDT

Our Solar System's Milky Way neighborhood just went upscale. We reside between two major spiral arms of our home galaxy, in a structure called the Local Arm. New research indicates that the Local Arm, previously thought to be only a small spur, instead is much more like the adjacent major arms, and is likely a significant branch of one of them.

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