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Yes. The Milky Way is a galaxy, and it is huge, with a diameter of about 100,000 light-years. That means it will take light 100,000 years to go from one end to the other. Such vastness staggers the imagination. And yet, other galaxies - many of them quite similar to the Milky Way - are known to be at a distance of millions or even billions of light-years from us.
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Is the Milky Way farther from Earth than Neptune?
Earth and Neptune are both in the Milky Way, so on that basis, the Milky Way is zero distance from us. What we sometimes call the Milky Way is a hazy area going through the night sky. That is much further away than Neptune is.
Does the milky way candy bar have anything to do with the name of the milky way galaxy?
No, they just named the galaxy the milky way because it's like....... well, a milky way.
Is the Milky Way bigger than your galaxy?
No. The Milky Way is our Galaxy.
Is the milky way bigger than the sun?
Yes, the Milky Way is much much larger than our Sun. The Sun is part of the Milky Way, and is one of over 200 billion stars in the Milky Way.
Who owns the Milky Way galaxy?
Lots of people own little bits of the Milky Way galaxy. The Earth and everything on it is part of the Milky Way so if you own anything at all you too own a bit of the Milky Way. People themselves are also part of the Milky Way so in a way bits of the Milky Way own parts of the Milky Way.
How did planets get to the Milky Way?
The planets were formed in the Milky Way. Our Galaxy (Milky Way) is older than the planets of our solar system.
How warm is the Milky Way?
This depends on where you are in the milky way. For example, earth is in the milky way. It is warm. But Mercury is very hot because it is closer to the sun. And also Neptune is colder or Pluto because they are further away from the sun. So they are all in the milky way. That means it matter where you are, for the milky way is very big.
Is Local Group bigger than the Milky Way?
The Milky Way is the galaxy in which our sun is located. The local group of stars is part of the Milky Way and therefore smaller than it is. The local Group of galaxies is a cluster of galaxies and therefore larger than the Milky Way.
Is the sun bigger than the Milky way?
no. the sun is a star and the milky way is a galaxy.
What does the Milky Way move around?
Viewed from the Galactic North Pole, the Milky Way galaxy is moving anticlockwise.
Is the milky way in line with a path of stars?
The Milky Way is a huge group of stars, somewhere between 200 and 400 billion stars. The stars themselves, or the Milky Way in its entirety, is not in line with anything.
What is the biggest in diameter the sun the milky way or the earth?
The Milky Way is millions of times larger than the sun, and the sun is bigger than the earth hundredfold. Therefore, The Milky Way is by far the biggest.
