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Why does the Milky Way galaxy NOT look like a spiral when viewed from Earth?
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∙ 10y ago
It does not look like a spiral because we are inside the disk that forms the spiral arms. To see the spiral, you have to be outside the galaxy, viewing the disk from above or below.
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Which galaxy is home to Earth and what type of galaxy is it?
The milky way, and its a barred spiral galaxy.
What is the shape of our galaxy?
The Milky way is a spiral galaxy.
Is the Milky Way galaxy irregular?
No, it is a spiral galaxy.
What is the pattern of the Milky Way?
The Milky Way Galaxy is spiral-shaped.
What is the type of galaxy that our solar system resides in?
we live in a barred spiral galaxy on the end of a spiral arm called the milky way.It's name comes from the ancient idea that the wavy line of stars of our spiral arm looked like spilt milk. 'Lactic'
Does Earth have a spiral galaxy?
Ummm... I know earth is IN a spiral galaxy called the Milky Way Galaxy
Which galaxy is home to Earth and what type of galaxy is it?
The milky way, and its a barred spiral galaxy.
What galaxy is earth from?
We are in a spiral galaxy called the "Milky Way".
The Milky Way is one?
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.
The galaxy in which Earth is located is classified as what?
The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy.
What is the common name of the galaxy you inhabit?
Earth is in the Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way Galaxy is a spiral galaxy.
What type of galaxy does earth belong in?
Our Galaxy is called the Milky Way. It is a Spiral Galaxy.
What is the galaxy in which the earth is located classified as?
Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy.
What type of a galaxy is the milky way galaxy?
The milky way is classified as a galaxy... A barred spiral galaxy.
How is earth related to elliptical galaxies?
It isn't. Earth is in the Milky Way Galaxy - a spiral galaxy.
What is the shape of the galaxy you live on?
The shape of the Milky Way (our galaxy) is the shape of a spiral.
What galaxy does planet earth belongs to?
Our solar system is not far from the end of one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way. Our sun is about 26 or 27 thousand light years from the galactic center, and the galaxy is about 70 to 100 thousand light years across. See link for more information.See link for pictorial representation.
