However, new research shows that the flat disk shape scientists believed the Milky Way to look like is wrong. Here is what the new research has to say about the galaxy's shape.
Megan Deak is a local journalist with a focus on travel and philosophy. She writes for Worldatlas.com and her work has also appeared in Giddy. Megan's articles cover a range of topics, including small towns, thought experiments, and philosophical movements.