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The Milky Way has several smaller galaxies gravitationally bound to it, as part of the Milky Way subgroup, which is part of the local galaxy cluster, the Local Group.. There are 61 small galaxies confirmed to be within 420 kiloparsecs (1.4 million light-years) of the Milky Way, but not all of them are necessarily in orbit, and some may themselves be in orbit of other satellite galaxies.
Near 3 kpc Arm. Artist's conception of the spiral structure of the Milky Way with two major stellar arms and a central bar. In this image the Near 3 kpc Arm is located near the center, below and to the right of the bulge. The Near 3 kpc Arm (formerly also called Expanding 3 kpc Arm or simply 3 kpc Arm) was discovered in the 1950s by astronomer ...
Talking Heads were an American new wave band formed in 1975 in New York City. [2] The band was composed of David Byrne (lead vocals, guitar), Chris Frantz (drums), Tina Weymouth (bass) and Jerry Harrison (keyboards, guitar). Described as "one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the '80s," Talking Heads helped to pioneer new wave music by ...
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Naming differences[ edit] (Outside of the United States and Canada, the 3 Musketeers bar is called the Milky Way bar, and the candy bar that is known in the U.S. as the Milky Way bar is known as the Mars bar.) this begs the question about the Mars bar sold in the United States. What is THAT called in Europe. Also, I vote the 3 Musketeers (and ...
Scutum–Centaurus Arm. The Scutum–Centaurus Arm, also known as Scutum-Crux arm, is a long, diffuse curving streamer of stars, gas and dust that spirals outward from the proximate end of the Milky Way 's central bar. The Milky Way has been posited since the 1950s to have four spiral arms — numerous studies contest or nuance this number. [1]
Come from Away is a musical, with book, music and lyrics by Irene Sankoff and David Hein. It is based on the events in the Newfoundland town of Gander during the week following the September 11 attacks, when 38 planes, carrying approximately 7,000 passengers, were ordered to land unexpectedly at Gander International Airport.
I can say definatively that the Australian and UK 'Mars Bar' IS the United States' Milky Way bar. Exactly the same ingredients, flavour, appearance and marketing. The confusion is compounded by the fact that the Australian and UK 'Milky Way' IS the United States' 3 Musketeers Bar. Too much marketing has gone into these products to change now.