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05-October-2006, 08:03 PM
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Giant gas loops found rising above the Milky Way
Huge loops of gas – similar to those found on the Sun – have been found soaring above the galactic plane near the centre of the Milky Way, a new study reveals.
The tube-like structures may be responsible for the formation of giant star clusters near the galaxy's centre and also might be behind the region's mysteriously powerful magnetic field. In 2003, astronomers finished a survey that revealed two loop-shaped structures within about 3300 light years of the galaxy's centre, using the NANTEN radio telescope in Las Campanas, Chile. Source
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`Irony` actually does mean `metal like`... 
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09-October-2006, 03:49 AM
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It's amazing how much structure and activity is being discovered in galaxies. It's not just a bunch of stars going in circles anymore :-)
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