Question

what is milky way galaxy?​

Answer 1

Answer:

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

Answer 2

Answer:

The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

Radius: 52,850 light years

Age: 13.51 billion years

Escape velocity: 550 km/s

Number of stars: 100-400 billion

Distance: 25.6–27.1 kly (7.86–8.32 kpc)

Constellations: Orion, Sagittarius, Scorpius, Carina, Ara