Milky Way a Swifter Spinner, More Massive, New Measurements Show

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fasten your seat belts -- we're faster, heavier, and more likely to collide than we thought. Astronomers making high-precision measurements of the Milky Way say our home Galaxy is rotating about 100,000 miles per hour faster than previously understood.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news150384799.html">Milky Way a Swifter Spinner, More Massive, New Measurements Show</a></p> <p>(PhysOrg.com) -- Fasten your seat belts -- we're faster, heavier, and more likely to collide than we thought. Astronomers making high-precision measurements of the Milky Way say our home Galaxy is rotating about 100,000 miles per hour faster than previously understood.</p>