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We (the carbon units who inhabit the Earth) have named our galaxy the "Milky Way". If there's anybody else out there, we have no idea what they call our galaxy, or whether they care.
Because quite simply, we can see the Andromeda in it's entirety - whereas we can't with the Milky Way
Moons do not orbit the Milky Way because they Milky Way is a galaxy. But if you are thinking about the amount of moons in the Milky Way total, it is around 1-2million. Probably even more.
It's to do with where you are trying to view from. We are inside the Milky Way Galaxy looking out whilst the Andromeda Galaxy is a distance and we are looking towards it. Imagine your are stood in a crowd of people it's difficult to work out the exact shape of the crowd however if you were in a helicopter looking down on it you could.
the milky way is a galaxy, there are billions of stars in the milky way galaxy
Because we are inside of it.
by eyes
The Milky Way Galaxy.
Radio Waves
We (the carbon units who inhabit the Earth) have named our galaxy the "Milky Way". If there's anybody else out there, we have no idea what they call our galaxy, or whether they care.
Because quite simply, we can see the Andromeda in it's entirety - whereas we can't with the Milky Way
The Milky Way was named when the early astronomers looked up at the night sky and saw a milky band of dim stars going across the sky.
by the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
They don't. That's the job of astronomers.
Most of the observation astronomers make are inside our Galaxy. Of course we still find new things. The Milky Way is a very complex and diverse collection of celestial objects. We still have much to learn!
No one knows the answer to that because astronomers haven't been able to explore any other galaxies besides the Milky Way.
The Milky way is a galaxy. A spiral galaxy, to be more precise.The Milky way is a galaxy. A spiral galaxy, to be more precise.The Milky way is a galaxy. A spiral galaxy, to be more precise.The Milky way is a galaxy. A spiral galaxy, to be more precise.