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Yea, "near Milky Way" would have been better. The closest galaxy (Andromeda) is 2.5 million light-years, so 12 million to Centaurus A is pretty close. It's al
by jessriedel 5y ago
Yea, "near Milky Way" would have been better. The closest galaxy (Andromeda) is 2.5 million light-years, so 12 million to Centaurus A is pretty close. It's also the fifth brightest galaxy in the sky, so "near" in that sense too.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurus_A https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centaurus_A
- hinkley 5y ago"In nearby galaxy" probably got canned by the editors, who as we all know from many many sessions of grumbling, often pick the titles without much input from the author.
- ncmncm 5y agoAlso, the stuff they are calling attention to is not, in fact, in any galaxy, and is monstrously bigger than any galaxy.