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Facts About The Milky Way

Black Holes, Dark Matter, Exploding Stars, Galaxies, and the Secrets of the Universe, With Verified References

Vladimir Cejzl

Written by
Vladimir Cejzl
Read by
Virtual VoiceAI voice
Length
3 hrs 39 min
Publisher
Independently Published
Released
2026-09-22

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What it is

NEW RELEASE ~ WITH FULL COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS

More than a third of the people alive today have never seen the galaxy they live in. Here is what they are missing.Every fact is sourced from peer-reviewed academic research and official scientific records.

This True Verified Facts book delivers 300+ sourced facts about our home galaxy, written to educate, entertain, and arm you with knowledge worth repeating long after you close the last page.

Inside This Book:The entire galaxy our own swallowed whole, and where the debris of it still sitsWhy nearly eighty percent of North Americans can no longer see it from their own backyardsWhat sits at the center of it all, and how its weight was pinned down to better than one percentThe stars above you tonight that were born in a different galaxy and arrived as wreckageAnd many more waiting inside Written for curious minds aged 8 to 88 years. Even if you have never owned a telescope, every answer is explained in plain language you will actually enjoy reading.

Imagine looking up tonight at a sky you thought you knew.

Get Your Copy and Start Learning Today!

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Last charted September 26, 2026. Its best position was 2 on New releases in Science & Engineering, reached September 26, 2026. Seen on 1 chart over 2 days of readings, the first on September 25, 2026.

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