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Travel through the whole universe in 30 pages! EXTRA! DECEMBER 2015 THE COSMOS TO SCALE The world’s best-selling astronomy magazine SPECIAL ISSUE THE IMMENSITY OF THE COSMOS p. 20 • Gas, ice, and rocks in the solar system p. 24 • The Milky Way’s barred spiral p. 30 • Gravitational supremacy in the Local Group p. 44 • The Virgo Supercluster of galaxies p. 50 • To the limits of the universe! p. 56 www.Astronomy.com BONUS Vol. 43 PLUS! 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