... Tonight's Sky . ... Star Atlas . ... Astronomy for Kids . ... Churning galaxy is a snake pit . ... A pit of writhing snakes т?? thatт??s what the first picture of turbulent gas in our Milky Way looks like. ... The space between the stars in our galaxy is not empty, but is filled with thin gas that continually swirls and churns. т??This is the first time anyone has been able to make a picture of this interstellar turbulence,т?? said Gaensler. т??People have been trying to do this for 30 years.т?? ...