January 12th- The colour of space

Scientists have discovered that the Milky Way is actually milky. In a revolutionary experiment they have concluded that the galaxy is actually white in colour. According to Professor Newman, "The best description I can give would be that if you looked at new spring snow, which has a fine grain size, about an hour after dawn or an hour before sunset, you'd see the same spectrum of light that an alien astronomer in another galaxy would see looking at the Milky Way."


Again the full story is on BBC news here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-16523528