Etiqueta: Milky Way

  • Stellar stream from the Sagittarius Dwarf galaxy

    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.

  • Local Group of galaxies

    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.

  • The Milky Way and its Halo

    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…

  • The Milky Way

    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…