Scientists may have found a new Milky Way arm called “Cattail.” However, experts need to do further research in order to be sure this giant filament of gas and dust is part of our galaxy. Located at the outer edge ...

Open clusters are a loose grouping of stars formed from the same giant molecular cloud. All the stars inside an open cluster are around the same age, while one group ranges from a few tens to a few thousand stars. ...

Scientists found a new but relatively old galaxy shipyard, identical to the one our star system formed in.  The G237 accumulation of galaxies currently sustains over 60 galaxies. Galaxy clusters are the biggest structures in the cosmos. Therefore the latest ...

According to a recent study, our Milky Way is not as mixed as some scientists may think. The paper was published on Wednesday in the journal Nature, and it brings a new light to our galaxy’s history. Mapping the Metal ...