Astronomers Finally Found the Edge of the Milky Way
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For decades, astronomers had a surprisingly hard time answering one simple question: where does the Milky Way actually end? Galaxies don't have clean borders. There is no giant wall of stars marking the finish line. The Milky Way just slowly fades into darkness. Now they finally have an answer. The galaxy doesn't really end... Credits: NGC2207+IC2163: by NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo9941a/ http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/archive/releases/1999/41/image/a/ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NGC2207%2BIC2163.jpg M104 ngc4594 sombrero galaxy hi-res: by NASA/ESA and The Hubble Heritage Team http://www.spacetelescope.org/images/opo0328a/ http://hubblesite.org/newscenter/newsdesk/archive/releases/2003/28/image/a https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M104_ngc4594_sombrero_galaxy_hi-res.jpg Artist’s impression of a gamma-ray burst: by ESO/L. Calçada CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ https://www.eso.org/public/
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