XMM-Newton and Chandra help revise distance to Milky Way's outer spiral arms
Astronomers revise distance to Milky Way's outer spiral arms using XMM-Newton and Chandra
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XMM-Newton and Chandra helped revise the distance to the Milky Way's outer spiral arms. This research indicated the galaxy is 10% larger than previously thought.
Epilogue added 41d ago, after coverage quieted.
The brief
The distance to the Milky Way's outer spiral arms has been revised using data from XMM-Newton and Chandra. Coverage from NASA Science, Mirage News, IFLScience, European Space Agency, and Phys.org emphasizes the collaboration between these space agencies and telescopes in making this discovery.
The revised distance is reported to be 10 percent farther away than previously thought, according to IFLScience.
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Quick answers
Which telescopes were used to revise the distance to the Milky Way's outer spiral arms?
XMM-Newton and Chandra
How much farther away are the outer spiral arms than previously thought?
10 percent
Which space agencies are involved in this discovery?
NASA and European Space Agency
Sources (8)
- Gamma-ray bursts shed light on the true scale of the Milky Way Universe Space Tech · 47d ago
- Milky Way Galaxy Turns Out to Be 10% Larger Than Previously Thought inkorr.com · 47d ago
- The Milky Way’s arms might not look as we thought EarthSky · 47d ago
- NASA's Chandra Examines Milky Way At Arms' Length Mirage News · 47d ago
- NASA’s Chandra Examines Milky Way at Arms’ Length NASA Science (.gov) · 47d ago
- The Milky Way's Outer Arms Are 10 Percent Farther Away Than We Thought, So Our Galaxy Just Grew A Bit IFLScience · 47d ago
- XMM-Newton helps revise distance to outer spiral arms European Space Agency · 47d ago
- XMM-Newton and Chandra help revise distance to Milky Way's outer spiral arms Phys.org · 47d ago broke it first
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