Well, honey, unless you have magical night vision, the Milky Way looks like a smudge of light in the night sky. It's like trying to spot a cat hiding in a giant pile of laundry - you know it's there, but good luck seeing it clearly without some fancy equipment or a trip to a dark sky area. Hope that paints a picture for you!
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.
That is true, all the constellations are composed of stars which are part of the Milky Way. Other galaxies are seen by the unaided human eye as cloud-like nebulae, rather than point sources of light.
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy. It means it is spiral in form and has a central bar. Pictures explain the concept better.See related links for a pictorial representation of our galaxy.
Oh, absolutely, friend! Earth is indeed a magical part of our Milky Way galaxy, swirling peacefully among billions of twinkling stars and celestial wonders. Just imagine all the cosmic beauty out there — we're just one little speck of stardust in that vast, magnificent canvas!
Yes. The entire solar system is in the Milky Way.
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.
Yes. It is not like the Earth owns the Milky Way but some of us Earthlings call the galaxy in which the solar system resides (with the Earth) for The Milky Way [Swedes call it "Vintergatan" (the Winter Road)]
The Milky Way is not a place you can be on, it is our galaxy which we are part of. From earth it looks like a milky white band across the sky (thus the name).
Like a long (milky colored) cloud in the sky - that moves with the stars and not the wind.
That is true, all the constellations are composed of stars which are part of the Milky Way. Other galaxies are seen by the unaided human eye as cloud-like nebulae, rather than point sources of light.
Simple answer no if the Milky Way did not exist there would be no human race. We are part of the Milky Way galaxy in the most fundamental ways. We live here. We evolved here. Every element that goes up to make the Earth and you except hydrogen and most of the helium comes from stars that lived and died billions of years ago within the Milky Way. We owe our entire existence to the Milky Way. It is absolutely probable that life has arisen in far off galaxies. They might even look remarkably like humans although that is very doubtful but still they will not be humans.
Milky Way looks like a river from earth. In Hindu mythology thus it is called akasganga.
Earth is in the milky way the milky way is a galaxy, a spiral galaxy i think and its called the milky way because it looks like milk when you see it at night yo other people who will probably answer like a second after me -Alex
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy. It means it is spiral in form and has a central bar. Pictures explain the concept better.See related links for a pictorial representation of our galaxy.
The Moon appears a lot smaller (which it is) when viewed from the Earth.
atmospheric illusion
The Milky Way is a galaxy, not a planet like Earth. A galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars - each is a Sun, and many of those may have their own planets.The Milky Way is a galaxy, not a planet like Earth. A galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars - each is a Sun, and many of those may have their own planets.The Milky Way is a galaxy, not a planet like Earth. A galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars - each is a Sun, and many of those may have their own planets.The Milky Way is a galaxy, not a planet like Earth. A galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars - each is a Sun, and many of those may have their own planets.