Milky Way

However, the distances to stars in our galaxy are tiny in comparison to distances to other galaxies Since antiquity, observers have noted the existence of

The Sun is just one of 200 billion stars in this typical barred spiral galaxy that is about 90 000 light years in diameter The Milky Way It should be

milky way galaxy This map shows the full extent of the Milky Way galaxy

galaxy888 These stars, gas, and dust revolve around the flat central plane and bulge of the Galaxy When the gas clouds enter a spiral arm, they can bump