The Corrugated Galaxy (IMAGE)

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

The Corrugated Galaxy

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The Milky Way galaxy is at least 50 percent larger than is commonly estimated, according to new findings that reveal that the galactic disk is contoured into several concentric ripples.

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Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

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