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A European Space Agency satellite mission designed to determine the composition, formation and evolution of our Galaxy, and create a detailed 3D map of over a billion stars.
http://astro.estec.esa.nl/GAIA/
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Some celestial detective work strongly suggests that the Milky Way consumed a smaller galaxy billions of years ago. (January 8, 2001)
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/01/08/milky.way.meal/
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Encyclopedia article providing an introduction to the galaxy's characteristics.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761558916
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Technical overview of various frequency scans of the galaxy, with images and data files, from NASA's Astrophysics Data Facility.
http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/mw/milkyway.html
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Detailed historical information and new discoveries about our galaxy. (January, 2004)
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=0000107A-6236-1FD5-A23683414B7F0000
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A kids' guide to the galaxy, complete with an educational song.
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/milky_way.html
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A brief illustrated definition of the Milky Way.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/the_universe/Milkyway.html
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Translated names of the galaxy in various languages.
http://www.hut.fi/u/stoivane/milkyway/
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