In Tarantula Nebula, a stunning view of stars being born

Astronomers have peered into a teeming stellar nursery in the Tarantula Nebula – a colossal cloud of gas and dust next door to our galaxy – gaining new understanding of the dynamics of star formation while obtaining a dazzling image of the cosmos. Researchers on Wednesday said their observations offered…

Gangotri wave in Akash Ganga: Scientists discover unique feature connecting two arms of our galaxy

In a rare observation, scientists have detected a long thin filament of dense gas connecting spiral arms of the Milky Way galaxy. The rare feature has been named Gangotri wave over the glacier that gives rise to the Ganga river in India. The new discovery adds to the already mysterious Milky Way that is home to our…