The most accurate model of our galaxy ever created shows the Milky Way is warped

Considering we can't actually see the Milky Way from the outside -- since, you know, we're in it -- astronomers know a surprising amount about our home galaxy. They know its overall structure, where we are in it, and what likely lies deep in its heart (spoiler: it's probably a supermassive black hole). Now, researchers from the University of Warsaw have created what they believe is the most accurate 3D model of our galaxy to date, and it shows that the Milky Way isn't nearly as flat as we might ...