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

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

The older stars migrated out from the galactic center, leaving the younger ones inside.

Astronomers have identified the outer boundary of the star-forming region in the Milky Way. By analysing the ages of stars ...

Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and Fundamental Forces from Imperial College London. Alfredo has a PhD in Astrophysics and a Master's in Quantum Fields and ...

An international team has mapped the Milky Way’s star-forming boundary at about 35,000 to 40,000 light-years from its center using stellar age measurements and galaxy simulations. The work revealed a ...

Scientists map frozen water across the Milky Way, revealing vast “interstellar glaciers” that may help seed new planets and ...

How far the Milky Way's disc extends has long been difficult to define — it doesn't end sharply, but fades away gradually at its outer edges. Now, for the first time, an international team of ...

How far the Milky Way's disk extends has long been difficult to define—it doesn't end sharply, but fades away gradually at ...