Astronomers find the edge of the Milky Way

(skyandtelescope.org)

43 points | by bookofjoe 3 hours ago

3 comments

  • yrcyrc 7 minutes ago
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  • dotancohen 27 minutes ago
    Is this a non-sequiter or just poorly phrased?

      > Disk galaxies like the Milky Way form stars “inside-out” — starting from the center and working outwards through the disk. So, as a general rule, the farther out astronomers look, the younger the stars are.
    
    Do they meant looking out from Earth (which is actually nearer to the center of a spiral arm than to either end) or out from the galactic bulge. Either way doesn't make sense.
    • _factor 17 minutes ago
      Poorly phrased. The most recent stars are on the edges. The inner stars were first, hence the “working outwards”.
    • colechristensen 19 minutes ago
      It is beyond obvious what they mean.
  • neals 31 minutes ago
    Just the daily post that makes me feel small and insignificant.
    • dylan604 29 minutes ago
      I prefer that feeling much more than the modern sense from social media where everyone is abnormally important