Previously Undetected Feature , of Milky Way Galaxy , Discovered by Astronomers.<br />A group of young stars and star-forming gas clouds has been found protruding from the Milky Way's Sagittarius Arm.<br />It was discovered using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope in conjunction with data from the European Space Agency's Gaia mission.<br />The structure extends roughly 3,000 light-years out from the spiral arm.<br />It features the Eagle Nebula, <br />the Omega Nebula, the Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula.<br />It features the Eagle Nebula, <br />the Omega Nebula, the Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula.<br />It features the Eagle Nebula, <br />the Omega Nebula, the Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula.<br />It features the Eagle Nebula, <br />the Omega Nebula, the Trifid Nebula and the Lagoon Nebula.<br />According to Michael Kuhn, an astrophysicist at Caltech and lead study author.<br />how tightly spiral arms wind <br />around a galaxy is a key property.<br />Most models of the Milky Way suggest that the Sagittarius Arm forms a spiral that has a pitch angle of about 12 degrees, but the structure we examined really stands out at an angle of nearly 60 degrees, Michael Kuhn, an astrophysicist at Caltech <br />and lead study author, via statement.<br />Similar structures have been spotted in other galaxies, <br />but determining such things about the Milky Way <br />is difficult considering Earth's position within it.<br />It’s akin to standing in the middle of Times Square and trying to draw a map of the island of Manhattan, NASA, via its write-up about the study.<br />This structure is a small piece of the Milky Way, but it could tell us something significant about the galaxy as a whole, Robert Benjamin, study co-author, via statement
