Astronomers say the Milky Way may be catapulting stars into its outer halo
[ad_1] A simulated galaxy image from the FIRE-2 project, representing a structure spanning more than 200,000 light-years, shows the prominent columns of young gas-born blue stars that originally spun and were then ejected radially outward by supernova explosions. Credit: Sijie Yu / UCI Although powerful, the Milky Way and galaxies of similar mass are not … Read more