ESSENTIAL COSMIC PERS.-W/MASTER.ACCESS
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Chapter 15, Problem 16EAP
We did not understand the true size and shape of our galaxy until NASA launched satellites into the galactic halo, enabling us to see what the Milky Way looks like from the outside.
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