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    How the solar system actually travels through the galaxy

    • Not this again. It doesn't corkscrew' like that at all, that's an artefact of the non-side on angle chosen for the view.

      http://www.slate.com…
      detritus
    • its all relative, yomonospaced
    • the good thing about this is that it shows that the 'orbiting around a center' model is only 1 possible visualization of reality.uan
    • no, this visualisation encourages incorrect hypotheses. Look at it side on, accurately, and it's the same fundamental mechanic implied by typical views.detritus
    • yes, it's typical views of the fundamental mechanic of the solar system pointing out that we don't get to revisit the same point in our path through the cosmos.uan
    • but link me again, get a 404 on that slate articleuan
    • it's like a timelinepinkfloyd
    • relativity is relative... manMiguex

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