Well, isn't that a lovely question. That bright light in the middle of the Milky Way galaxy is our magnificent supermassive black hole, called Sagittarius A*! It's like the heart of our galaxy, energy radiating out in beauty all around. Keep exploring the universe with that curious mind of yours, and let the wonder of it all fill your heart with joy.
Although Orion is really close to the Milky Way, Orion isn't in the Milky Way. Just for the same of clarity: if you mean the Milky Way galaxy as opposed to "that band of diffuse light in the sky," every star bright enough for you to see individually is in the Milky Way galaxy.
Well hello friend! Isn't the Milky Way galaxy just glorious? The source of light you see in the middle is many, many stars all hanging out together, creating a beautiful glow that spreads warmth throughout the galactic neighborhood. It's like a cosmic quilt of stars keeping the galaxy feeling cozy and bright. Just imagine the magic they must be painting up there!
The Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy are approximately 2.5 million light-years apart. This makes Andromeda the closest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way. Both galaxies are part of the Local Group of galaxies.
The Milky Way galaxy is approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter.
The Andromeda galaxy is about 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy. It is the closest spiral galaxy to our own.
Although Orion is really close to the Milky Way, Orion isn't in the Milky Way. Just for the same of clarity: if you mean the Milky Way galaxy as opposed to "that band of diffuse light in the sky," every star bright enough for you to see individually is in the Milky Way galaxy.
Our Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light years across.
Well hello friend! Isn't the Milky Way galaxy just glorious? The source of light you see in the middle is many, many stars all hanging out together, creating a beautiful glow that spreads warmth throughout the galactic neighborhood. It's like a cosmic quilt of stars keeping the galaxy feeling cozy and bright. Just imagine the magic they must be painting up there!
The Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy are approximately 2.5 million light-years apart. This makes Andromeda the closest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way. Both galaxies are part of the Local Group of galaxies.
our galaxy contains between 200- to 400-billion stars arranged in a giant disc shape. The diameter is 100,000 light years with an average thickness of 10,000 light years. The Earth is located about 28,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way.
The nearest galaxy to our Milky Way is the Andromeda galaxy, which is about 2.5 million light years away (that is not including the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, small, irregular "satellite" galaxies of our own).
Because it appears as a wide, light milky band across the night sky.
Andromeda is the cloest galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy at 2.5 million light years away.
The Milky Way galaxy is approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter.
The Andromeda Galaxy is the nearest spiral galaxy to our Milky Way, located about 2.5 million light-years away. It is home to about a trillion stars and has a diameter of approximately 220,000 light-years. Andromeda is on a collision course with the Milky Way and is expected to merge with our galaxy in about 4 billion years.
The Galactic Bulge.
The Andromeda galaxy is about 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky Way galaxy. It is the closest spiral galaxy to our own.