Starbirth shuts down 40,000 light-years from the Milky Way's core — and astronomers don't know why

Astronomers have found the boundary of star formation in the Milky Way's spiral disk — and it's not as far out from the ...
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Tiny satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way could reveal the 'climate' of the early universe

The properties of faint dwarf galaxies around the Milky Way can reveal a lot about the conditions of the early universe, the ...
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Astronomers pinpoint Milky Way’s star-forming boundary

Astronomers have precisely located the Milky Way’s star-forming boundary, identifying a sharp drop in new star creation about 35,000 to 40,000 light-years from the galactic center. Using stellar age ...