Milky Way may have formed 'inside-out': Gaia provides new insight into Galactic evolution
Sunday, January 19, 2014 - 19:00
in Astronomy & Space
A breakthrough using data from the Gaia-ESO project has provided evidence backing up theoretically predicted divisions in the chemical composition of the stars that make up the Milky Way's disc – the vast collection of giant gas clouds and billions of stars that give our Galaxy its 'flying saucer' shape.