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+-   Milky Way Twice Size Previously Thought on Tuesday February 19 2008, @10:25PM Peter

Submitted by Peter on Tuesday February 19 2008, @10:25PM
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Peter writes "The University of Sydney, Australia—Scientists resolving to check the standard numbers everybody uses have discovered that the Milky Way Galaxy is 12,000 light-years thick rather than the previously thought 6,000, using data available freely on the Internet and analysing it in a spreadsheet."
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