Galaxies

No. I can state unequivocally and without fear of contradiction that is has no function at all. It's just there.

On the other hand, it does happen to be the environment in which our sun came to become a star, and the sun, in turn,
furnished the environment in which the earth formed and eventually came to host life.

That's not to say that the 'function' of the Milky Way Galaxy is to furnish a large-scale platform in which the
conditions necessary to the existence of human life on earth can exist . . . that would be too spooky.

For that matter, I'm not even sure what the function of human life on earth is, or if it even has one. But if it has, and
you can explain what it is, then maybe that's not too different from whatever the function of the Milky Way Galaxy is.

No, the galaxy in which Earth is located is not classified as elliptical. The Milky Way galaxy, which contains our solar system, is classified as a spiral galaxy.

It's also called the Cygnus Arm or Cygnus-Norma Arm, which might give you a clue to the source of the name if you're more familiar with northern constellations than southern ones. Norma is one of the constellations the Milky Way passes through. It's otherwise fairly unremarkable, consisting mainly of two moderately bright stars, so it's not surprising that many people have never heard of it.

It's not an easy answer, basically... If it isn't true there soon will be and if it is true than it has most likely exceeded it. There is a small nebula that actually functions as a "star factory" creating thousands of stars from highly condensed gas. If one of these stars were to become a red giant and reach hypernova state, then It would become a Super massive blackhole capible of becoming a galaxy using all of the surrounding stars. The universe is still expanding so where ever all that radiation and matter ends up, it will surely cluster into another galaxy, from science's point of view, the possibilities of the universe are infinite.

In 1785 a star study of the heavens produced a star map of the Milky Way Galaxy that slightly resembled an amoeba (micro biologists might disagree) [See link]

Since the Hubble telescope, no galaxy has been found, yet, that resembles an amoeba.

There is a possibility than an a irregular or a merging galaxy might resemble one, one day.

A type of galaxy is probably the answer you are looking for.

However, a quasar is actually an active galactic nucleus.

The Sun is about 30,000 lightyears from the center of the Milky Way and orbits around that center in about 200 million years, with an average speed of about 230 km/s or 800,000 km/h. The Sun has completed about 23 of those orbits so far.

Wormholes have a gravitational pull but don't suck you in like black holes do. I , a 13 year old boy, have created an experiment that can make a wormhole that we can use to time travel. If you want to read the experiment plan follow this link...

http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-367891#

An unformed galaxy is a term sometimes used to describe a galaxy that is in the process of forming, usually in the early stages of its development. This can refer to a galaxy that is still gathering material from its surroundings, forming stars, and evolving structurally.

They are objects that are confined to the arms of a galaxy, i.e. objects that only exist within the spiral arms, and are not found (except very rarely) outside of spiral arms. Examples of tracers are structures to do with star formation, like for example open star clusters, giant molecular clouds or supernova remnants.

9,460,730,472,580.8 km

Light travels at 299,792.458 km/sec. There are 60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour, 24 hours in a day, and 365.24 days in a year. Multiply all those together to get the distance that light travels in one year.

One theory suggests that a black hole (a collapsed star with immense density) is located in the center of the galaxy.

Another theory suggests that there's a wormhole leading to a whole other universe or dimension.

New stars are typically found in the spiral arms of a spiral galaxy. This is because the density of gas and dust is higher in the arms, creating the conditions necessary for star formation to occur. The gravitational forces within the spiral arms also play a role in triggering the collapse of gas clouds into new stars.

The Milky Way galaxy has several spiral arms that extend from a central core. While the core itself contains a supermassive black hole, known as Sagittarius A*, the arms do not specifically extend from the black hole but rather spiral out from the central bulge of the galaxy.

The Milky Way's job is to serve as the home galaxy of our solar system, providing a gravitational anchor that keeps our sun and other celestial bodies in orbit. It also acts as a source of inspiration and wonder for astronomers and stargazers alike.

Galaxies have different shapes because of what happens throughout their lives. Any galaxy, at one point or another, will encounter another or many galaxies. When encounters occur, gravity takes over. The larger of the two galaxies will consume the smaller one, this is called galactic cannibalism. The act of absorbing another galaxy will change the size of the galaxy it's shape and even the speed of its rotation. Our own galaxy, The Milky Way, is as large it is (100000-150000 Light years across.) because of galactic cannibalism. The Milky Way is as we speak consuming two other small galaxy. And in about 2 billion years, our nearest nieghbor, the Andromeda Galaxy, will collide with our galaxy. Both the Milky Way and Adromeda galaxy are spiral galaxies, but after they collide the resulting new galaxy will an elliptical galaxy, which looks like a bright white sphere.

Yes, a spiral nebula is type of galaxy much like the Milky Way.

The Milky Way appears to have a huge (even for a black hole) gravitational object at the center of it, and this is supposed by a lot of scientists to be a black hole. The arms of our galaxy sweep around the center.

The Kiowas believed they received friends in the sky in the form of the Big Dipper during a time of great hardship, around the 1700s. As a tribe, they faced struggles with drought and warfare, and the appearance of the Big Dipper in the sky gave them hope and comfort.

Irregular galaxies lack a distinct shape or structure compared to the more organized elliptical and spiral galaxies. They often have higher levels of gas and dust, resulting in ongoing star formation and less defined arms or center. Irregular galaxies are typically smaller and less massive than their counterparts.

We know the sun is not the center of the galaxy because we have observed the positions and movements of other stars in the Milky Way. By studying the orbits of these stars around the galactic core, we can determine that the center of the galaxy is actually a supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*.

Computers help astronomers by running complex simulations that model the collision of galaxies, taking into account factors such as gravity, momentum, and gas interactions. These simulations provide a way to observe and analyze the various outcomes of galactic collisions without having to wait thousands or millions of years for them to happen naturally. By studying these simulated collisions, astronomers can gain insights into the processes involved and better understand the effects of such events on the galaxies involved.

The red giant star Betelgeuse, in the shoulder of the constellation Orion, is one of the brightest stars in the winter sky. It has been known since antiquity.

We really have no way of knowing "who was first" or "what year..." for things that happened over 3,000 years ago. Mostly, the records were lost, or destroyed, or for things THAT long ago, they were never "recorded" at all.

No, Orion is not part of the Ursa Minor constellation. Orion is a distinct constellation known for its recognizable pattern of stars including the "belt" of three bright stars. Ursa Minor, on the other hand, contains the North Star Polaris and is commonly known as the Little Bear or Little Dipper constellation.