Milky Way Study Yields Fresh Insights Into Formation of Our Galactic Home - WSJ

2022-03-24 11:21:47 By : Ms. Barbara Sun

Astronomers have gained a fresh understanding of the Milky Way’s formation following an analysis of nearly a quarter of a million stars among the many billions that make up our home galaxy.

The research, published Wednesday in the journal Nature, addresses the order in which the Milky Way’s major constituent parts came together to form the colossal spiral-shaped collection of stars that contains our own solar system.

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