News Space Milky Way may get an extension Discovery of new structure suggests galaxy has a rare symmetry By Ron Cowen May 20, 2011 at 9:38 am - More than 2 years ago Share this:Share Share via email (Opens in new window) Email Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to print (Opens in new window) Print A new study suggests the Milky Way doesn’t need a makeover: It’s already just about perfect. ON ANOTHER ARM A newly discovered star-forming arm at the fringes of the Milky Way may be a vast, outer extension of the arm Scutum-Centaurus.
