http://www.kurzweilai.net/larget-spiral-galaxy-in-known-universe Accelerating Intelligence Fri, 24 May 2013 17:50:20 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://www.kurzweilai.net/larget-spiral-galaxy-in-known-universe/comment-page-1#comment-89271 Editor Sun, 20 Jan 2013 08:37:05 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=176490#comment-89271 Dumb. Fixed: "Measuring tip-to-tip across its two outsized spiral arms, NGC 6872 spans more than 522,000 light-years, making it more than five times the size of our Milky Way galaxy." Dumb. Fixed: “Measuring tip-to-tip across its two outsized spiral arms, NGC 6872 spans more than 522,000 light-years, making it more than five times the size of our Milky Way galaxy.”

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/larget-spiral-galaxy-in-known-universe/comment-page-1#comment-88722 Boyd Martin Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:47:50 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=176490#comment-88722 Yeah. How big is it? Titling the story with a question that is not answered in the story. Mmmmm... Tricky. Or dumb. Yeah. How big is it? Titling the story with a question that is not answered in the story. Mmmmm… Tricky. Or dumb.

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/larget-spiral-galaxy-in-known-universe/comment-page-1#comment-87402 Aezel Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:31:25 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=176490#comment-87402 So is it larger by star count, or larger by radius, mass, or what? So is it larger by star count, or larger by radius, mass, or what?

]]> http://www.kurzweilai.net/larget-spiral-galaxy-in-known-universe/comment-page-1#comment-87086 Dan Robinson Mon, 14 Jan 2013 23:08:33 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=176490#comment-87086 I don't get too exited about first prizes. Something had to be biggest. Is there something else special about this one? How big compared to 2nd place? Is it near or far, young or old? I don’t get too exited about first prizes. Something had to be biggest. Is there something else special about this one? How big compared to 2nd place? Is it near or far, young or old?

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