California Institute of Technology: Super Spirals Spin Super Fast
October 18, 2019
October 18, 2019
PASADENA, California, Oct. 18 [TNSscientificresearch] -- The California Institute of Technology issued the following news:
New research has found that the most massive spiral galaxies, dubbed "super spirals," spin faster than expected. Whereas our own Milky Way galaxy spins at a speed of 130 miles per second in our sun's neighborhood, the super spirals--which weigh up to 20 times more than our Milky Way--spin at a rate of up to 350 miles per second.
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New research has found that the most massive spiral galaxies, dubbed "super spirals," spin faster than expected. Whereas our own Milky Way galaxy spins at a speed of 130 miles per second in our sun's neighborhood, the super spirals--which weigh up to 20 times more than our Milky Way--spin at a rate of up to 350 miles per second.
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