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Milky Way stars move in mysterious ways

Posted on 17 August 2011 by
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Rather than moving in circles around the center of the Milky Way, all the stars in our Galaxy are travelling along different paths, moving away from the Galactic center. This has just been evidenced by Arnaud Siebert and Benoit Famaey, astronomers at the Strasbourg Astronomical Observatory, and by their colleagues in other countries. This strange behavior may be due to perturbation caused by the central bar and spiral arms of our Galaxy, forcing stars to leave their normal circular course and take an outward path. … Continue reading →

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Solar System Sails Sideways Through Milky Way

Posted on 3 August 2011 by
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Our solar system is hurtling through space while angled nearly perpendicular to the plane of the Milky Way, new computer models suggest. “It’s almost like we’re sailing through the galaxy sideways,” said study team leader Merav Opher, an astrophysicist at George Mason University in Virginia. The findings, detailed in the May 11 issue of the journal Science, suggest the magnetic field in the galactic environment surrounding our solar system is pitched at a sharp angle and not oriented parallel to the plane of the Milky … Continue reading →

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