The study provides new information about what the cloud of stars surrounding our galaxy looks like. In English, this group of stars has been identified as the Stellar Halo. Astronomers have long called it spherical, but modern observations show that it is actually football-shaped.
The research article was published in the Astronomical Journal this month. This article discusses the history of our galaxy and how its composition has changed over time.
Dark matter is still known as a mysterious substance. Sources of dark matter detection are mentioned in that article. The lead author of the study said that they tried to accurately measure the shape of the stellar halo. Its shape is not really round but like a football.
Professor Charlie Conroy of Herbert University was associated with the research. He said that the spherical image of galaxy stars given in our textbooks is actually wrong.
The part of the galactic halo visible in the galaxy is known as the stellar halo around the Milky Way. This galactic halo is actually made of dark matter. Every galaxy has a ring of such dark matter around it.
Stars are formed through visible dark matter. Along with it, other structures of the galaxy are also formed through it. Stellar halos are very important in the study of stars and galaxies.
By studying it, it will be possible to learn more about how galaxies form and how dark matter is created. Stellar halos provide a great opportunity to learn more about our galaxy and its formation as well as history.
Scientists have been trying to fix its shape for a long time. Astronomers have been able to identify thousands of stars in that halo. These stars are again different from each other in terms of chemical composition.