Astronomers find the edge of the Milky Way

neals

Just the daily post that makes me feel small and insignificant.

dotancohen

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.

yrcyrc

Great. Next Laniakea

layer8

Better, adblocker-friendly article (original press release): https://www.um.edu.mt/newspoint/learn/2026/theedgeofthemilky... Paper: https://www.aanda.org/articles/aa/full_html/2026/04/aa58144-...

onchainintel

Incredible. "Hi honey, what did you do at work today? Casually discovered the edge of the galaxy. How are you?"