Milky Way
Home galaxy, ours
The Milky Way is the galaxy containing our solar system, visible on clear nights as a faint luminous band of stars stretching across the sky.
The name comes from its pale, milky appearance.
In astronomy, it refers to the entire spiral galaxy—roughly 100 billion stars—of which our sun is one.
On moonless nights you can see the Milky Way.
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Lightless cosmic mass
- dark energyForce accelerating universal expansion
- universeComplete system or domain
- big bangLoud explosive noise
- cosmic dustMicroscopic particles pervading space
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Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
- HubbleRenowned astronomer's surname
- night skyDarkness above after sunset
- stargazingObserving celestial bodies
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- galactic centerDense hub of stars
- star clusterBound collection of suns
- SagittariusNinth zodiac sign
- bulgeOutward curved projection
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chocolate
Sweet from cacao seeds
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Group playing music together
arc · cloudy · hazy · pale · whitish · shimmer · faint · glowing · horizon · starlight
dark matter
Lightless cosmic mass
- dark energyForce accelerating universal expansion
- universeComplete system or domain
- big bangLoud explosive noise
cosmic dust · redshift · formation · dwarf galaxy · merger · stellar nursery · primordial
telescope
Instrument magnifying faraway objects
- observatoryFacility for celestial study
- HubbleRenowned astronomer's surname
- night skyDarkness above after sunset
stargazing · astronomer · celestial · light-year · Gaia · constellation · parsec · Chandra · naked eye · star map
spiral
Curve winding around center
- galactic centerDense hub of stars
- star clusterBound collection of suns
- SagittariusNinth zodiac sign
bulge · disk · halo · spiral arm · supermassive black hole
Hera
Olympian marriage deity
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