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1. It`s a Barred Spiral: Fact Our home the Milky Way Galaxy, a barred spiral galaxy. http://astronomycentral.co.uk/our-barred-spiral-galaxy-the-milky-way 2. Supermassive Blackhole: Fact The presence of an enormous black hole at the center of our galaxy has been detected by a researcher. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/09/980908074632.htm 3. Milky Way a Canniable: Fact An ancient star discovered in a nearby dwarf galaxy looks to be long-sought key evidence confirming a leading theory that our Milky Way galaxy grew by (cannibalizing) other, smaller galaxies orbiting around it. http://www.space.com/7996-milky-cannibal-ancient-star-confirms.html 4. Alone in Space: false The Milky Way is a member of a group of galaxies termed the Local Group that contains approximately 20 bright galaxies and 30 galaxies total. http://csep10.phys.utk.edu/astr162/lect/gclusters/localg.html 5. Are we in the suburbs: True There are many galaxies close to us. 6. Can only see .00003% of the milky way: Yes you can see the milky way on a clear night.http://www.universetoday.com/23173/the-milky-way-from-earth/
7. 90 % of the milky way invisable: true As much as 90 percent of the matter in the universe is invisible. http://www.lbl.gov/Science-Articles/Archive/sabl/2006/Jan/Rubin-Dark-Matter.pdf 8. Spiral arms an isllution: false A research team that has developed the first complete map of the Milky Way galaxy's spiral arms. http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090105090844.htm 9. Milky Way Warped: True A warp in the Milky Way's disk of neutral hydrogen has puzzled astronomers since its 1957 discovery. http://www.astronomy.com/en/News-Observing/News/2006/01/Satellite%20galaxies%20warp%20Milky%20Way.aspx 10. Galactic Collison: true The two galaxies which are on a cataclysmic collision course, will slam into one another earlier than scientists had previously predicted. http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2009/jan/05/galaxy-collision-space-milky-way
