You may be familiar with the interstellar voyages of the crew in the classic TV show 'Star Trek.' 🖖 🪐 But here on planet Earth, scientists are exploring the full scope and origins of our own galaxy — the Milky Way.
of stars in the Milky Way began forming 13 billion years ago — 2 billion years earlier than scientists thought and only .8 billion years after the Big Bang. The findings provide new insights into the origins of Earth’s home.
“We can now with telescopes see other galaxies very, very far away, where the light has taken 13 billion years to come to us. And we see they have started forming stars,” he says. “It's really gratifying that in our own cosmic home, we could see that we also got the same headstart as other galaxies.”“Stars are born. Planets form. And like big cities, galaxies weren't born in the day,” he says. “Like Rome, our own Milky Way has a very long history that goes way back.
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