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As a species, we like to think everything about us is one of a kind, including the Milky Way Galaxy, but new evidence shows that yet again, we're not so unique.
Hosted by: Hank Green
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Sources:
http://cosmos2.phy.tufts.edu/Vilenkin.Whitrow.pdf
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eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/265529.php
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Thanks to KiwiCo for supporting this episode of SciShow Space! Head to kiwico.com/scishowspace to get 50% off your first month of any crate.
As a species, we like to think everything about us is one of a kind, including the Milky Way Galaxy, but new evidence shows that yet again, we're not so unique.
Hosted by: Hank Green
SciShow has a spinoff podcast! It's called SciShow Tangents. Check it out at scishowtangents.org
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Sources:
http://cosmos2.phy.tufts.edu/Vilenkin.Whitrow.pdf
eurekalert.org/emb_releases/2021-05/acoe-mwn052021.php
https://astronomy.swin.edu.au/cosmos/T/thick+disk
eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2021-05/nion-adt052021.php
science.sciencemag.org/content/early/2021/05/19/science.abe9680
sciencealert.com/at-the-age-of-12-4-billion-years-bri-1335-0417-is-the-oldest-known-spiral-galaxy
storyblocks.com/video/stock/portrait-of-businessman-standing-outside-office-building-with-city-skyline-in-background-hkrxwanh8k7uc4iti
eso.org/public/images/eso1339g
eso.org/public/videos/eso1339a
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Milky-way-edge-on.pdf
https://sas.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/SAS-EH-August-2020.pdf
youtube.com/watch?v=WhQfLdcV0T0
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30955
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paranal_Platform_After_Sunset_(ESO).jpg
esahubble.org/videos/hubblecast70b
eurekalert.org/multimedia/pub/265529.php
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/12856
svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/31021
