Snakes on a galactic plane: First scan of 'space between the stars' in Milky Way looks like a writhing nest of vipers

The Greeks and Romans looked at the skies and saw animals and gods - but the first picture of the gas 'between the stars' in our own galaxy looks more like a pit of writhing snakes. 


To most people, the idea that space could be filled with thin, churning gas is distinctly odd - but astronomers have been trying to photograph the 'turbulent gas' for 30 years. 


'This is the first time anyone has been able to make a picture of this,' said Professor Bryan Gaensler of the University of Sydney, Australia.  More

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