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New Measurements Of The Milky Way Galaxy

Scientists have found that the Milky Way galaxy spins faster and has more mass than previously thought, with a size rivaling that of neighboring galaxy Andromeda. Astronomer Mark Reid of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics discusses the new measurements.

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