There's A 'Break' In One Of Milky Way's Spiral Arms. Here's Why It's A Big Deal indiatimes.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiatimes.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has spotted a contingent of young stars and star-forming clouds jutting out from the Milky Way's Sagittarius Arm.
Stretching some 3,000 light-years, this is the first major structure identified with an orientation so dramatically different than the arm.
Until now, the understanding of the galaxy’s shape had been based upon indirect measurements of celestial landmarks within the Milky Way and inferences from structures observed in other galaxies populating the universe.
NASA said that it has discovered a break in one of the spiral arms in the Milky Way galaxy that looks like a splinter poking out from a plank of wood, stretching roughly 3,000 light-years.