Psychological_Age194
Psychological_Age194 t1_izhxvvt wrote
Reply to comment by RealityCrash_exe in How do we know what the milky way looks like? by Riceeatingcommunist
It was a relative phrase of speech that I borrowed from my astronomy professor. He showed us the new maps of the Lanikea supercluster and beyond.
Psychological_Age194 t1_izhm07b wrote
Mostly through comparing other spiral galaxies to our own, applying our knowledge of stars’ locations, and constructing models from that. Our mapping of our galaxy is still in developing stages, much like maps of the world from the medieval era.
Psychological_Age194 t1_j4f05u3 wrote
Reply to Xenophobia of black holes? by ZAlexN
I don’t think you quite understand what xenophobia means