Etiqueta: Milky Way
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Stellar stream from the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy
The tidal forces caused by the Milky Way on Sagittarius are causing its gradual dismemberment. In the sky we can see arc-shaped structures that are the trails of stars that are being torn from the dwarf galaxy.
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Local Group of galaxies
Our galaxy, the Milky Way, is bound by gravity to other nearby galaxies, forming the Local Group. It has a diameter of about 10 million light years.
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The Milky Way and its Halo
The Milky Way The Milky Way is the galaxy in which we live. It is a spiral galaxy, and three main structures can be distinguished in it: the central bulge, the disk with spiral arms, and the halo, a sphere that completely surrounds the disk and the bulge. The disk has an approximate diameter of…
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The Milky Way
Our Galaxy The Milky Way is the galaxy we live in. It is of the spiral type and three main structures can be distinguished: the central bulb, the disk with spiral arms and the halo, a sphere that completely surrounds the disk and the bulb. The disk has an approximate diameter of about 100,000 light-years…