The Milky Way

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Milky Way

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The Milky Way
Our own Galaxy - the Milky Way Our own galaxy consists of about 200 billion stars, with our own Sun being a fairly typical specimen. It is a fairly large spiral galaxy and it has three main components: a disk, in which the solar system resides, a central bulge at the core, and an all encompassing halo. The spiral galaxy M83 which is believed to be similar in size and shape to the Milky Way (AAO) ...