Andromedians Pass Americans in Race to be the Fattest

[Tuckerfan]

How do you underestimate the size of a galaxy by a third?

We know less about our nearest galactic neighbor than thought, astronomers announced today. A map of the outer suburbs of the Andromeda galaxy finds that its rotating disk of stars is three times bigger than previously measured.

The Andromeda galaxy is a spiral galaxy similar to our own Milky Way. Although there are smaller dwarf galaxies nearer to us, Andromeda is the closest large galaxy – at about 2 million light-years from Earth. A light-year is the distance light travels in a year, about 6 trillion miles (10 trillion kilometers).

10,000 lightyears here, 10,000 lightyears there. Pretty soon you’re talking real distance.

[ftg]

So, the Milky Way is Lo-Fat?

[Yeticus_Rex]

No, the Milky Way has it’s eyes on some snackin’ type dwarf galaxies.

Milky Way is out to lunch.

Getting ready for the Big Buffet in the Sky.