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Astronomers discover dizzying spin of the Milky Way’s “Halo”

26 July 2016 Astronomy Now

Researchers have discovered that the hot gas in the halo of the Milky Way galaxy is spinning at about 400,000 mph in the same direction as the galaxy’s disc. For comparison, the disc of the Milky Way, which contains our stars, planets, gas and dust, is spinning at around 540,000 mph.

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  • Webb spots vast plume of water vapor spewing from Saturn’s moon Enceladus
    1 June 2023
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    15 May 2023
  • Globular cluster mystery may be explained by short-lived ultra-massive suns
    13 May 2023
  • Jammed radar boom on Jupiter-bound Juice probe finally freed
    12 May 2023
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