The Milky Way Galaxy is an expansive spiral galaxy that is home to our Solar System along with billions of other stars and planets.
The Milky Way Galaxy is an expansive spiral galaxy that is home to our Solar System along with billions of other stars and planets.  
Podcast: Science 101
Published On: Mon May 13 2024
Description: Stretching about 100,000 light-years in diameter, it is a part of a larger group of galaxies known as the Local Group. This majestic galaxy, seen from Earth as a milky band of light arching across the night sky, contains a complex structure of spiral arms wrapped around a dense central bulge, which is believed to harbor a supermassive black hole known as Sagittarius A*. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices