Surprising new research suggests that our home galaxy is about 50 percent bigger http://news.rpi.edu/content/2015/03/09/rippling-milky-way-may-be-much-larger-previously-estimated than previously thought, spanning some 150,000 light-years across rather than the 100,000 light-years that has been the generally accepted number http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2013-04/cool-galaxy-size-comparison-chart.
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