http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/01/astronomer-explains-consequences-of-a-more-massive-milky-way/ A new Smithsonian blog covering scenes and sightings from the Smithsonian museums and beyond. Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:40:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/01/astronomer-explains-consequences-of-a-more-massive-milky-way/comment-page-1/#comment-2784 Troxel Wed, 20 Jan 2010 05:01:12 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=2916#comment-2784 What are the green and red dots on the image? Our solar system sits on the Orion spur which is a sister arm of the Sagittarius arm. What are the green and red dots on the image? Our solar system sits on the Orion spur which is a sister arm of the Sagittarius arm.

]]> http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/2009/01/astronomer-explains-consequences-of-a-more-massive-milky-way/comment-page-1/#comment-288 The Milky Way is Bigger, Faster, and Heading for Trouble | Surprising Science Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:39:48 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/aroundthemall/?p=2916#comment-288 [...] from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. (Insert candy bar joke here.) Our Around the Mall blog chatted with one of the astronomers responsible for the discovery. The bad news is that we’re going [...] [...] from the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics. (Insert candy bar joke here.) Our Around the Mall blog chatted with one of the astronomers responsible for the discovery. The bad news is that we’re going [...]

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