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Milky Way is not unusual, research A detailed cross-section of another galaxy reveals surprising similarities to our home. Galaxy UGC 10738, seen edge-on through the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, revealing distinct thick and thin discs. Credit: Jesse van de Sande/European Southern Observatory The galaxy called UGC 10738, a galaxy broadly similar to the Milky Way, has distinct ‘thick’ and ‘thin’ discs identical to those of the Milky Way. Located about 320 million light-years away, the galaxy’s disk contains mainly ancient stars. It is identified bec...

Astronomers used the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope This ground based observatory let them study a cross-section of the UGC 10738   UGC 10738 is a galaxy of a similar size to the Milky Way galaxy and a similar age They found evidence of thin and thick discs within the galaxy like the Milky Way This suggests these disc formations are common and not the result of violent galactic collisions in the deep past of the Milky Way, the team suggested 

The first detailed cross-section of a galaxy broadly similar to the Milky Way, published today, reveals that our galaxy evolved gradually, instead of being the result of a violent mash-up. The finding throws the origin story of our home into doubt.

Observation of a similar galaxy to ours shows the Milky Way likely formed naturally rather than the result of a collision with a smaller galaxy. Galaxy UGC 10738, seen edge-on through the European Southern Observatory’s Very Large Telescope in Chile, revealing distinct thick and thin discs. (Credit: Jesse van de Sande/European Southern Observatory) (CN) — Long thought to be the product of a collision with another galaxy, new research released Monday casts doubt on how the Milky Way was formed. In a study published in The Astrophysical Journal Letters, Australian scientists created the fir...

Benefits, problems of remote work are the main topics Administration will make final decision on committee recommendations Work from home? Spend a full week at the office? Or split the difference?  The Committee on the Future of Staff Work is trying to determine what role remote work can or should play for more than 5,000 of Boston University’s nonfaculty employees, as a well-vaccinated BU returns to a more normal life this fall after more than a year of historic impact from the COVID-19 pandemic. All staff will receive an email from the Office of the Provost today, Monday, May 3, announci...