Where exactly is the edge of the Milky Way? That question is harder to answer than one might expect. Since we're inside the ...

Stellar winds blowing away from a nearby binary star probably form the gas clouds.

The Milky Way is at least 100,000 light-years across, but the new results suggest that the galaxy's star formation takes ...

A string of small gas clouds near the Milky Way’s central black hole has puzzled astronomers for years. Now, new observations ...

Scientists have uncovered the true boundary of the Milky Way’s star-forming region using stellar “age mapping.” They found a ...

A mysterious region near the center of the Milky Way has captured the attention of astronomers. Known as Sagittarius C, this strange place holds thousands of newborn stars, huge clouds of gas, and ...

Astronomers have discovered the edge of the Milky Way’s star-forming disk, revealing that most new stars form within 40,000 ...

Astronomers have precisely located the Milky Way’s star-forming boundary, identifying a sharp drop in new star creation about 35,000 to 40,000 light-years from the galactic center. Using stellar age ...

Scientists have captured the most complete, high-resolution map of the cold gas at the center of the Milky Way, which contains the raw material from which stars and planets are made. Information from ...

The Milky Way may not have a sharp edge, but scientists have now found where its star-forming activity largely comes to an ...

Time is running out to catch one of the most breathtaking sights in the night sky: the center of the Milky Way. The heart of our galaxy, made up of billions of stars, shines brightest during warmer ...