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Milky Way's warp caused by interloping galaxies

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18 years 11 months ago #21663 by Seanie_Morris
Seems the Milky Way is being warped by some companion galaxies of ours...

The Milky Way is warped -- like a bowl, a saddle or the brim of a fedora hat, depending on when you look -- and a pair of interloping galaxies may be to blame, astronomers said on Monday.

Earth is in a fairly non-warped neighborhood, because it lies relatively close to the center of the Milky Way's disk, said Leo Blitz of the University of California, Berkeley.


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18 years 11 months ago #21703 by LUNAtic

Earth is in a fairly non-warped neighborhood, because it lies relatively close to the center of the Milky Way's disk, said Leo Blitz of the University of California, Berkeley.


Leo obviously hasn't visited my neighbourhood :lol:

Neil

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