is one of the richest star fields in the whole sky — the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud. The huge number of stars that light up this region dramatically emphasise the blackness of dark clouds like ...

For many observers, the Milky Way’s prime attraction is the northern galactic bulge from the Large Sagittarius Star Cloud up to the territory of Aquila the Eagle. Northern Hemisphere observers ...

A mysterious region near the center of the Milky Way has captured the attention of astronomers. Known as Sagittarius C, this ...

Never visible from large cities with their lights ... perhaps a better name would be the "Smoky Way?" The Sagittarius Star Cloud, about 30,000 light years distant, seems to be the nucleus ...

This is high-end real estate for vast star clouds and stunning nebulae. The Large Sagittarius Star Cloud is the brightest stretch of road along the Milky Way and the innermost galactic structure ...

That led to an unexpected discovery: many of these stars do not trace back to Sagittarius A* at all. Instead, their trajectories suggest they came from the Large Magellanic Cloud. “We find that half ...