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Milky Way Galaxy
The Milky Way, named for how its pale light is seen from Earth, is the galaxy that our solar system belongs to.
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When can you see the Milky Way?
You can see the Milky Way in the night sky when you are in a location with very little light pollution, usually away from cities and urban areas. The best times to see the Milky Way are during the summer months when it is high in the sky and the nights are warmer.
What are the ingredients in a milky way bar?
MILKY WAY® Original Bar ingredients: milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, skim milk, chocolate, lactose, milkfat, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), corn syrup, sugar, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, skim milk, less than 2% milkfat, cocoa powder processed with alkali, lactose, malted barley, wheat flour, salt, egg whites, artificial flavor, soy protein. MILKY WAY® Lite Bar ingredients: milk chocolate (sugar, cocoa butter, chocolate, lactose, skim milk, milkfat, soy lecithin, artificial flavor), sugar, corn syrup, polydextrose, skim milk, less than 2% - malt extract, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, butter, cocoa powder processed with alkali, salt, egg whites, artificial flavor. MILKY WAY® Midnight ingredients: semisweet chocolate (sugar, chocolate processed with alkali, cocoa butter, chocolate, milkfat, soy lecithin, vanilla extract, artificial and natural flavors), corn syrup, sugar, skim milk, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, less than 2% - butter, milkfat, lactose, salt, egg whites, soy protein, vanilla extract, artificial flavor.
What is beyond the Milky Way Galaxy?
Empty space , maybe dark matter and dark energy. Then there are other galaxies (about 100 billion of them that we could see if we looked). A galaxy that is close to ours is Andromeda which may be similar in shape to the Milky Way (some recent research claims that the Milky was is not a spiral galaxy at all but a barred elliptical galaxy). Andromeda is about 2 million light years away.
What is the largest planet in the Milky Way?
The largest planet in the Milky Way galaxy is Jupiter. It is a gas giant with a mass more than 300 times that of Earth and is known for its Great Red Spot, a swirling storm that has been observed for centuries.
Is the sun a star in the Milky Way?
Yes, the sun is a star located in the Milky Way galaxy. It is one of billions of stars in our galaxy, which is a spiral galaxy that spans about 100,000 light-years in diameter.
The section of the night sky where you view the milky way galaxy edge on. There are so many stars in this part of the night sky that it look like a path of spilled milk - therefore it is called the milky way., The Milky Way is the galaxy in which the solar system is located. It is a barred spiral galaxy that is part of the local group of galaxies. It is one of billions of galaxies in the observable universe.
The Milky Way galaxy contains?
The Milky Way galaxy contains billions of stars, including our sun, as well as various celestial objects such as planets, asteroids, and comets. It spans a diameter of about 100,000 light-years and is estimated to have between 100 to 400 billion stars.
What is the distance across the Milky Way?
The Milky Way is approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter. This means that if you could travel at the speed of light, it would take you 100,000 years to cross from one side of the galaxy to the other.
Stars generate light through nuclear fusion in their cores. This process involves converting hydrogen into helium, which releases energy in the form of light and heat. The intense pressure and temperature within a star's core allows this fusion process to occur.
Biggest star in the milky way?
The biggest star in the Milky Way is currently believed to be UY Scuti, a red supergiant star located in the constellation Scutum. It is estimated to be over 1,700 times larger than the Sun in terms of volume.
How many stars are there in the galaxy?
A typical galaxy may have anywhere between a few million (106) stars, and over a trillion (1012) stars. Our own Milky Way is estimated to have between 200 and 400 billion (2x1011-4x1011) stars.
The aphelionis the point in the orbit of a planet or comet where it is farthest from the Sun. The Earth reaches its aphelion when the Northern Hemisphere is experiencing summer. The point in orbit where a planet or comet is nearest to the sun is called the perihelion. The word aphelionderives from the Greekwords, apomeaning away, off, apart and Helios(the Greek god of the sun). Earth's aphelion usually occurs sometime around July 4.
What is the distance to the center of the milky way?
The distance from Earth to the center of the Milky Way is approximately 25,000 light-years.
What would happen if the Milky Way was a quasar?
If the Milky Way were a quasar, it would be incredibly bright and emit vast amounts of energy due to the supermassive black hole at its center consuming huge amounts of matter. The high energy output would impact the surrounding galaxies and alter the dynamics of the entire universe.
What would happen if a 200000 light years wide spiral galaxy collided with the Milky Way?
Likely the two galaxies would become one. Though there is some speculation in all likelyhood some stars would be lost in the process.
Incedentally in 3-5 billion years the galaxy Andromeda may collide with the milky way and it is about that size (a little smaller). In all likelyhood whan that happens our star will probably be lost fly out into the universe or into another dwarf galaxy.
Whatever happens the two galaxies would take a different course through the universe depending on how much mass the colliding galaxy has. (if it is Andromeda it is likely that we will continue on the course that we are on now)
We can calculate the mass of the Milky Way by analyzing our solar system's orbit around the center of the Milky Way. The only problem is, that orbit takes about 220 million years to complete, and human beings have been observing it for less than 200. So our calculations could be - probably are! - way off.
Is the solar system about halfway between the center of the Milky Way galaxy and its outer edge?
The solar system is the Milky Way galaxy, Earth, and all other planets and galaxies are the solar system.
How many planet have water in the Milky Way?
There is believed to be water, both naturally forming, and through man's intervention.
On November 13, 2009, scientists from NASA's Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite said unequivocally there is water on the moon and plenty of it.
In October 2009 a satellite slammed into a crater on the moon and about 24 gallons of water filled the hole from the impact.
See related link for a New York Times article.
It hasn't yet been definitively established that there is no water ice anywhere on the moon. The 'Lunar Prospector' spacecraft indicated that water ice might be present at both the north and south lunar poles, in agreement with 'Clementine' results for the south pole. It isn't known how much water could actually be found.
Although the moon does not have pockets of water like earth, water deposits have been found in soil deposits that where taken from the moon in the first Apollo missions. These deposits looked like orange dirt and it was not discovered until recently that these orange particle contain water.
A report was released in September 2009, indicating that an Indian lunar exploration team had indeed found "large quantities of water" on the moon. Furthermore, data collected from the Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft also pointed to the strong possibility that water was still being formed on the moon.
See the related link for the article.
Is the Milky Way an asteroid belt?
No, the Milky Way is not an asteroid belt. It is a large barred spiral galaxy that contains our solar system along with billions of stars, gas, and dust. An asteroid belt is a region in a solar system where many asteroids are found orbiting the Sun.
How many au is the sun from the center of the Milky Way Galaxy?
An AU is the wrong measurement, that's like asking how far it is from London to New York - in millimeters.
An AU is merely the average distance from the Sun to the Earth, some 50 million km. The Milky way is about 100,000 Light years in diameter - a light year is about 10 trillion kilometers (10^16km = 10,000,000,000,000,000km).
Since we are on the outer edge of one of the spirals, make that 50,000 light years from the Sun to the center of the Milky Way. So if my math is right,
(50,000 * 10^16 )/ (50 * 10^6)
= (5 * 10^20) / (5 * 10^7)
= 10^13 AU
How many years until the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies collide?
There are 2 much smaller irregular galaxies that orbit our galaxy called the Magellanic Clouds. These are abbreviated LMC and SMC (large and small Magellianic Cloud). These will one day gradually collide with The Milky Way but it is a long time until that happens; no need to worry. There is also the Andromeda Galaxy which is on a collision course with us.
Will Earth ever fall into the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy?
No, Earth will not fall into the black hole at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. The black hole is located about 26,000 light-years away from Earth, and our solar system is orbiting it at a safe distance. The gravitational pull from the black hole is not strong enough to pull Earth into it.
What does the Milky Way simply caramel taste like?
Milky Way Simply Caramel has a rich and creamy caramel flavor enveloped in smooth milk chocolate, creating a sweet and indulgent taste experience.
Is the milky way galaxy located 2.2 million light years from the sun?
No. Reach up and pinch your nose; that's part of the Milky Way you are pinching! We - each and every one of us here on Planet Earth - are as much a part of the Milky Way as one of your hairs is part of YOU. We're part of the Earth; the Earth is part of our solar system. This solar system, and every individual star you can see in the sky, are part of the Milky Way.
