Discover an X-shaped structure in the center of the Milky Way

The mysterious X-shaped structure in the center of the Milky Way can provide additional clues to galaxy formation.

Based on data collected from the Wide Field Infrared Satellite Survey (WISE), researchers at the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) confirmed on July 19 that a strange X-shaped structure exists. in the center of the Milky Way, also known as the Milky Way.

The giant X-shaped structure is made up of a bulge of stars. They move around the center of the Milky Way, perpendicular to the galactic plane, radiating from the inside out.

X-shaped structure in the center of the Milky Way galaxy.(Photo: NASA).

The stars' orbits are distributed in a box-shaped shape around the center. The movement of these orbits from our point of view is in the form of an X. This is a major discovery, helping scientists to better understand the process of forming the Milky Way galaxy.

"We see the box shape and the X in the images collected from WISE satellites. This proves our galaxy is quite quiet, there is no big merger event with other galaxies since The bulge in the center of the Milky Way formed , " Mother Nature Network quoted Melissa Ness, principal researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy in Heidelberg, Germany.

The X shape is a sign of cosmic purity (cosmic purity) . The X shape in the center of the galaxy will be broken if the Milky Way galaxy collides or merges with another galaxy.

"The X-shaped structure is the key to explaining the formation and shape of the Milky Way galaxy , " Ness said.