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Milky Way: Earth to Local Group, then to Galactic Center

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Zoom out past Earth, Venus, Mercury & the Sun. Go beyond the solar system, and out of the Milky Way to our Local Group. Then, zoom back in from the Local Group to the Galactic Center & view the Chandra mosaic of the central region of our Galaxy.

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  • Our galaxy is called the Milky Way. I don't remember why it's called that. Probably some greek legend.

  • Its called the milky way because the stars look like milky clusters

    i have a project on it

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  • سبحان الله

  • @randompersonrox are you retarded? every galaxy looks like a milky cluster

  • This zoom out sucks balls

  • @smgill21 I think it's from the greek word "gala" which means milk. Hence, GALAxies.

  • makes you feel insignificant dont it

  • How about a view of The Local Super Cluster? :P

  • why we cant see 3D galaxies? it would be cool if nasa makes some side view of galaxy. and in a book i have, theres a thing why its called milky way. i dont remember but its something like this:

    with Zeusz's permission, Hermész had to put the newborn Héraklész to sleeping Héra's boobz. but then when Héra woke up, she took him off from her boob, thx to this, the milk splatted on the sky. thats why its milky way.

  • They are satellite swarf galaxies. Some people call them galaxies but I ment the nearest full galaxy.

    I have heard a few estimate say a trillion or so. I actually believe about 400 billion..maybe allitle more.

  • Actually, you're both wrong. The nearest galaxies to us are the Small and Large Magellenic Clouds, which are irregular galaxies some 150,000 light-years away or so. Andromeda is 3 million light-years distant in comparison. Also, there are an estimated 200 to 400 billion stars in our Milky Way galaxy--a far cry from a trillion my friend.

  • Correct. From the Greek word "γαλαξίας" (galaxias in Latin), which in turn had entered Latin as "Via Lactea" (milky way literally) and then into English as galaxy and Milky Way.

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