The Milky Way Galaxy Might Be Square

Just like being stuck inside and not being able to see what the outside of your house looks like, we?re trapped inside the Milky Way galaxy and aren?t able to see its complete structure. Most of us have this vision of a circular, spiral galaxy with gracefully curving spiral arms. Nope, says a group of astronomers from Brazil. The Milky Way� might be square. Not like a box, but, in places, the spiral arms are straight rather than curved, giving the Milky Way a distinctly square look. And our [...]

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