Categories: Planets

Gigantic Wave of Star-Forming Gas Is Largest Known Structure of Its Kind in Milky Way

In 1879, astronomer Benjamin Gould identified what looked to be a ring in the sky, measuring about 3,000 light-years across, made of dust and gas and young stars – interconnected stellar nurseries. Now, a new discovery has shattered our understanding of this structure, which has been known for 150 […]

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