Our galaxy the Milky Way is often depicted as a vast disk of stars and gas that is relatively flat and stable in shape. However, a study published in the journal Nature Astronomy has challenged this ...

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When viewed edge-on, such as from our solar system’s position within the galaxy, the disk of the Milky Way does indeed appear as a straight line across the sky. The arc you reference in many ...

For the first time, astronomers have glimpsed a young star outside the Milky Way galaxy that’s ringed by a dense disk where planets may form. The massive star, called HH 1177, and its rotating disk ...