Bird's Eye View and Other Fresh Insights(1) [zz]# Astronomy - 天文
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After a decade when other astronomical targets got more attention, the Milky
Way has come back into vogue as a hot research subject in the new millennium,
leading to a whole new picture of how the galaxy formed, how unimaginably
huge it is, and what it looks like from afar.
"There's been a renaissance in studying the Milky Way," says Steven Majewski,
an astronomer at the University of Virginia who specializes in the structure
of the galaxy.
As a result of the newfound interest, astronomers are r
Way has come back into vogue as a hot research subject in the new millennium,
leading to a whole new picture of how the galaxy formed, how unimaginably
huge it is, and what it looks like from afar.
"There's been a renaissance in studying the Milky Way," says Steven Majewski,
an astronomer at the University of Virginia who specializes in the structure
of the galaxy.
As a result of the newfound interest, astronomers are r