Baby stars have been discovered spawning in the otherwise barren outskirts of a galaxy.
The finding has surprised astronomers because the galactic periphery was assumed to lack high concentrations of ingredients needed to form stars.
The stars can be seen in a new image of the Southern Pinwheel galaxy, or M83, obtained by a Nasa space telescope and a ground-based observatory.
They are forming more than 100,000 light-years from M83's bustling centre.
More here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7351516.stm-Ryan
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