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What structural description is commonly applied to the overall shape of the Local Group?
Which galaxy is identified as the largest and most massive major player within the Local Group?
What is the approximate diameter span of the Local Group?
What type of galaxies make up the vast majority of the confirmed membership in the Local Group?
Where is the mutual center of mass (barycenter) of the Milky Way and Andromeda located?
What does the barycenter being slightly closer to Andromeda imply about the mass distribution?
What is the expected long-term fate for the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies due to their current movement?
At what relative velocity are the Milky Way and Andromeda currently approaching one another?
Which theoretical boundary do astronomers use to define where the Local Group ends?
What is the approximate mass of the third major player, the Triangulum Galaxy (M33)?
What structure immediately contains the Local Group on its outskirts?
Why is it challenging to determine the precise location of the Milky Way's center from Earth?
What did Harlow Shapley study to gain the first strong evidence for the galactic center's direction?
Where are globular star clusters primarily located in relation to the main disk of the galaxy?
Which constellation marks the direction where Shapley found the concentration of globular clusters?
What was Shapley's approximate distance estimate for the galactic center based on his early observations?
Which types of electromagnetic radiation are effective at penetrating the interstellar dust clouds that block visible light?
What specific radio emission is used by astronomers to map the location and motion of cold hydrogen gas near the core?
What provides the definitive, pinpoint marker for the exact geometric center of the Milky Way?
How is the mass and location of the central object (Sgr A*) calculated with high precision today?
What is the current generally accepted distance estimate from Earth to the Milky Way's center?
What is the primary scientific focus of the Centre of Excellence established between IIT-M and ISRO?
What fundamental thermal challenge forces components to extremes in space?
What shift in thermal design philosophy does the CoE aim to promote?
Which specialized area involves managing propellants like liquid oxygen or hydrogen for long-duration missions?
What technology is crucial for efficiently transferring heat away from sensitive electronics hubs within a spacecraft?
Who formally launched the Centre of Excellence at the IIT Madras campus?
According to the table, what is IIT Madras's primary role in the research core?
What direct benefit does the collaboration provide to IIT Madras faculty and students?
What strategic national objective is supported by building indigenous capability in thermal components?