Well it depends what u mean because maybe its because you observed it in a large picture or u viewed it from above
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.
in milky way there are about 2,500 stars
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are flat spirals in shape.
The Ancient Greeks, who thought it looked like milk in the sky.
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.
Because it appears as a wide, light milky band across the night sky.
We will be extinct by then; Around 3-4 Billion years...
The Milky Way galaxy is a flat spiral - one of the commonest galactic forms in the universe.
The nearest "big" galaxy after the Milky Way is called the Andromeda galaxy, because with our line of sight from earth, it appears to be in the the constellation Andromeda. It is 2.5 million light years away.
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.
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies are flat spirals in shape.
No. The sun is just one of hundreds of billions of stars in the Milk Way galaxy.