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The Milky Way is warped and twisted

Cosmos Magazine - Tue 5 Feb 19

Ingenious research finally reveals the true shape of the galaxy. Andrew Masterson reports.

Galactic Twist: The Warped Shape of Our Milky Way's Disk

Discover Magazine - Mon 4 Feb 19

The shape of the Milky Way, usually pictured as a flat spiral, may actually be more like a warped and twisted disk. That's according to a new study of 1,339 stars whose distances could be ...

The Milky Way is warped

Phys.org - Mon 4 Feb 19

The Milky Way galaxy's disk of stars is anything but stable and flat. Instead, it becomes increasingly warped and twisted far away from the Milky Way's center, according to astronomers from ...

The Milky Way is warped, but astronomers still aren't sure why

Popular Science - Fri 8 Feb 19

Space Our neck of the universe is not such a flat space after all. Sometimes it might seem like life on Earth has taken a few bizarre twists and turns in the last few years, ...

Scientists explain why the Milky Way is so warped

FOXNews - Wed 6 Feb 19

A new study by the National Astronomical Observatories of Chinese Academy of Sciences (NAOC) might explain the Milky Way’s spiral appearance — it’s warped.

Far out: Our Milky Way galaxy is 'warped and twisted'

USA today - Tue 5 Feb 19

Scientists on Tuesday released a new map, one that they say "is the first accurate 3D map of the Milky Way" that reveals its true shape.        

The Milky Way Is Totally Twisted

SPACE.com - Tue 5 Feb 19

The Milky Way's disk bends and warps at the edges.

The Milky Way Is Totally Twisted, Livescience - Mon 4 Feb 19

Astronomers build most accurate 3D map of 'warped and twisted' Milky Way - CNET

CNET Cutting Edge - Tue 5 Feb 19

Come on Milky Way, let's do the twist.

Warped and twisted: The first accurate 3D map of our galaxy reveals the true shape of the Milky Way 

Daily Mail - Mon 4 Feb 19

Astronomers from Macquarie University in Sydney have found that the Milky Way becomes increasingly twisted the further away stars are from the galactic centre.

The Milky Way’s outer disk may actually be warped and twisted

ZME Science - Mon 4 Feb 19

Torque is warping the galaxy's outer disk in an S-shape.

The Milky Way in a Twist

Laboratory Equipment - Wed 6 Feb 19

NewsOur Milky Way galaxy's disk of stars is anything but stable and flat. Instead, it becomes increasingly 'warped' and twisted far away from the Milky Way's center.Contributed Author: Chinese ...

The Milky Way in a twist, SpaceDaily - Wed 6 Feb 19

First accurate 3D map of the Milky Way shows the galaxy is warped

UPI - Tue 5 Feb 19

Researchers have for the first time unveiled an accurate 3D map of the Milky Way galaxy, revealing the galaxy's warped outer disk.

Galactic twist: The Milky Way's disk is warped

Astronomy.com - Mon 4 Feb 19

By mapping the distances to over 1,000 pulsating stars, astronomers have discovered a distinct kink in the Milky Way's disk.