Milky Way's mass calculated at 805 billion times that of Sun by Chinese scientists.

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Milky Way's mass calculated at 805 billion times that of Sun by Chinese scientists.
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Chinese scientists have estimated the mass of the Milky Way to be 805 billion solar masses, using a larger sample of stars than previous studies and taking into account dark matter. The study, which measured the galaxy's rotation curve, was hailed as the most accurate to date by reviewers.

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