milky way galaxy

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the galaxy in which we reside
Large spiral galaxy (roughly 150,000 light-years in diameter) that contains Earth's solar system. It includes the multitude of stars whose light is seen as the Milky Way, the irregular luminous band that encircles the sky defining the plane of the galactic disk. The Milky Way system contains hundreds of billions of stars and large amounts of interstellar gas and dust. Because the dust obscures astronomers' view of many of its stars, large areas could not be studied before the development of infrared astronomy and radio astronomy (see radio and radar astronomy). Its precise constituents, shape, and true size and mass are still not known; it is believed to contain large amounts of dark matter and a massive black hole at its core. The Sun lies in one of the Galaxy's spiral arms, about 27,000 light-years from the centre
milky way galaxy

    Silbentrennung

    mil·ky way gal·a·xy

    Türkische aussprache

    mîlki wey gälıksi

    Synonyme

    milky way, galaxy

    Aussprache

    /ˈməlkē ˈwā ˈgaləksē/ /ˈmɪlkiː ˈweɪ ˈɡæləksiː/

    Etymologie

    () From Milky Way + galaxy.
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