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Why is your galaxy called the milk way?
The Greek word Galaxy is "milk". The name Milky Way Galaxy is derived from the way intra-galaxy dust and clouds appear as they stream across the night sky.
How many stars are in the milk way galaxy?
in milky way there are about 2,500 stars
How are the shapes of the Milky Way Galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy related?
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are flat spirals in shape.
Who named your galaxy the Milky Way galaxy?
The Ancient Greeks, who thought it looked like milk in the sky.
What language does the word galaxy originate from?
The Galaxy, or Milky Way, is from the the Greek word for milk. The word galaxy is Greek and means 'milky circle' aka Milky Way.
Why is our galaxy known as the Milky Way galaxy?
Because it appears as a wide, light milky band across the night sky.
What does Milky Way mean?
The section of the night sky where you view the milky way galaxy edge on. There are so many stars in this part of the night sky that it look like a path of spilled milk - therefore it is called the milky way., The Milky Way is the galaxy in which the solar system is located. It is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the local group of galaxies. It is one of billions of galaxies in the observable universe.
What pattern does the Milky Way have?
The Milky Way galaxy is a flat spiral - one of the commonest galactic forms in the universe.
What is the origin of the word galaxy?
It comes from the Greek word for milk, Γάλα. ANSWER: Galaxy comes from the Greek word, 'gala,' meaning 'milk'. Galaxy means "milky," which is what the star clusters appear to look like.
Galaktos what does this mean?
Galaxies are large, rotating clusters of star, dust, gas and other debris held together by gravity. Our own galaxy is refered to as the Milky Way Galaxy, galaxy (from Greek galaktos, meaning "milk")
DOes the sun have galaxies?
No. The sun is just one of hundreds of billions of stars in the Milk Way galaxy.
How are the shapes of the milky way and the Andromeda galaxy related?
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are flat spirals in shape.
