Skyatnightmagazine.com September 05, 2026 • 14:49

Have we got our Galaxy completely wrong? Scientists just worked out it's much wider than they thought - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

By Jamie Middleton

New measurements of our Milky Way Galaxy show its spiral arms lie up to 10 per cent farther away than expected.

The Milky Wayss most distant spiral arms may extend significantly farther into space than previously believed, meaning fundamental models of our home Galaxy may need to be revised.
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Have we got our Galaxy completely wrong? Scientists just worked out it's much wider than they thought - BBC Sky at Night Magazine

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