Remote star clusters discovered on edge of Milky Way

The new stars are farthest ever found from the galaxy’s main disk

Milky Way

STARS WITH A VIEW  Two newly discovered clusters of stars lie far from the Milky Way’s spiral arms. Planets orbiting these stars might get this view of the galaxy in all its spiraling glory.

R. Hurt/ESO/JPL-Caltech/NASA

Two clusters of stars have been found in a cloud hovering on the outskirts of the galaxy.