时间:2019-01-08 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(一)月


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We residents of the Milky 1 Way should have a little extra skip in our step today. Turns out our home galaxy 2 is much bigger and moving a lot faster than we previously 3 thought. That’s what researchers from the Harvard–Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics reported January 5th at the meeting of the American Astronomical 4 Society.


Older studies of our galaxy’s structure and motion used indirect measurements. But we can now use radio telescopes to directly observe certain features of the galaxy when we’re in very different places in our orbit around the sun. And using traditional surveying methods, such as triangulation, researchers came up with the new figures.


 


First, we’re moving about 600,000 miles per hour in our galactic orbit, a lot zippier than the old estimate of 500,000. And the Milky Way’s total mass is about half again as much as we used to think. Which means we’re about as massive as the nearby Andromeda Galaxy. The Milky Way’s bigger mass does mean a greater chance of a gravity-driven collision with Andromeda. But if that clash occurs, at least now we’re in the same weight-class.


 


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adj.牛奶的,多奶的;乳白色的
  • Alexander always has milky coffee at lunchtime.亚历山大总是在午餐时喝掺奶的咖啡。
  • I like a hot milky drink at bedtime.我喜欢睡前喝杯热奶饮料。
n.星系;银河系;一群(杰出或著名的人物)
  • The earth is one of the planets in the Galaxy.地球是银河系中的星球之一。
  • The company has a galaxy of talent.该公司拥有一批优秀的人才。
adv.以前,先前(地)
  • The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。
  • Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿,解释原先发生了什么。
adj.天文学的,(数字)极大的
  • He was an expert on ancient Chinese astronomical literature.他是研究中国古代天文学文献的专家。
  • Houses in the village are selling for astronomical prices.乡村的房价正在飙升。
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