Milky Way Facts
Milky Way Facts
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Interesting Milky Way Facts: |
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There are more than 100 billion stars in the Milky Way. |
The center of the Milky Way cannot be seen because it is blocked by a lot of gas and dust. |
Light takes 100,000 years to cross from one side of the Milky Way to the other. |
The Milky Way is a part of a larger group of galaxies called a Local Group. |
The Milky Way is one of the three largest galaxies within its Local Group. |
The center of the Milky Way contains a black hole that sucks up anything that crosses it. |
The Milky Way is so named because across the night sky, it has a milky appearance. |
In roughly 4 billion years, the Milky Way galaxy will collide with one of its neighboring galaxies. |
We do not actually know how the Milky Way looks but taking pictures of other galaxies gives us an idea. |
Until 1924, the Milky Way was the only known galaxy. |
The oldest star in the Milky Way galaxy is over 13 million years old. |
It takes between 225 million and 250 million years for the Sun to orbit the Milky Way. |
The shape of the Milky Way was discovered by Edwin Hubble. |
The Milky Way is about 14 billion years old. |
The time it takes for the Sun to orbit the Milky Way one time is known as a Galactic Year. |
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