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Milky Way it is a spiral galaxy that has a diameter ranging from 100,000 to 120,000 light years. The Earth we live in is part of the Milky Way or Milky Way, one of the many galaxies in the universe.
When we see stars in the sky at night, they are all part of the Milky Way. The variety of stars in the sky shows that the Milky Way is very large and vast.
Quote from Encyclopedia Britannica, the Milky Way is one of the largest galaxies among other galaxies. So how big is the Milky Way?
How big is the Milky Way?
The first measurement of the Milky Way was made in 1917 by the American astronomer Harlow Shapley who claimed that the Milky Way is 100,000 light years in diameter.
in the meantime a World atlasthe size of the Milky Way is estimated to be between 100,000 and 200,000 light years.
The number of celestial bodies in the Milky Way reaches at least 100 billion planets, 400 billion stars and billions of other objects flying through the Milky Way cosmos. This calculation is still approximate, because no one knows for sure how big the Milky Way is.
Having a name Milky Way, this galaxy is also often referred to as the Milky Way. The denomination is not original, but it has its own meaning.
The reason for the mention of the Milky Way in the Milky Way
Quoting from Science ABC, the mention of the Milky Way over the Milky Way is due to its appearance.
The ancient Romans called it ‘via lactea’ which literally means ‘milky way’. Furthermore, the word “galaxy” also derives from the Greek “milk”.
At first glance, this galaxy looks like powdered milk mixed on water.
While there is no hard evidence why they named our galaxy something to do with milk, some researchers believe the name comes from the appearance of the night sky.
When observed, there are many faint bands of light in the Milky Way and they are surrounded by many stars.
The naming of the Milky Way is different in some countries
Uniquely, the Milky Way’s naming is also different in a number of places. The Indonesians call it the Milky Way, the Norwegians call it Melkeveien and the Germans call it Milschstrasse.
Although the name is different in each language, the galaxy in question is still the Milky Way or galaxy Milky Way.
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