🌌 The Milky Way

Our galactic home — a swirling cosmic city of stars, planets, gas, mystery, and wonder.

What Is the Milky Way?

The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy containing:
  • ✨ 100–400 billion stars
  • 🪐 Trillions of planets
  • 🌫 Gas, dust, nebulae, black holes, and dark matter

Structure

🌟 Galactic Bulge — Dense star-packed core.
💫 Spiral Arms — Regions of star birth and nebulae.
🪐 Galactic Disk — Where most stars and planets reside.
⚫ Sagittarius A* — A supermassive black hole at the center.
🌌 Halo — Ancient stars and dark matter.

Quick Facts

  • 🚀 Diameter: ~100,000 light years
  • 🌍 Our location: Orion Arm
  • 🌀 We orbit Sagittarius A* every ~225 million years

Watch & Explore

🌌 Tour of the Milky Way
☄ Structure of Our Galaxy
🌠 Continue to the Local Group →