Milky Way's two stellar halos have opposing spins

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Emanuel Send message Joined: 18 Nov 07 Posts: 280 Credit: 2,442,757 RAC: 0	Message 1029 - Posted: 12 Dec 2007, 19:17:01 UTC http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13043-milky-ways-two-stellar-halos-have-opposing-spins.html ID: 1029 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

BlackGoose05 Send message Joined: 12 Nov 07 Posts: 26 Credit: 34,281,914 RAC: 0	Message 1032 - Posted: 13 Dec 2007, 4:48:27 UTC - in response to Message 1029. Last modified: 13 Dec 2007, 4:53:46 UTC http://space.newscientist.com/article/dn13043-milky-ways-two-stellar-halos-have-opposing-spins.html Here's another link to basicly the same news... Very fascinating and surprising - the very reason i'm crunching for Milkyway@home. http://news.yahoo.com/s/space/20071212/sc_space/hugenewfoundpartofmilkywayrotatesbackward;_ylt=AuUwiqy4YmCxCVlTnBC2wYgPLBIF ID: 1032 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote

Mr. Majestic Send message Joined: 8 Jan 08 Posts: 7 Credit: 14,979 RAC: 0	Message 1400 - Posted: 8 Jan 2008, 23:22:11 UTC This sort of discovery is exactly why I compute for Milkyway@Home, Very exciting! ID: 1400 · Rating: 0 · rate: / Reply Quote