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1. www.planetsforkids.org › galaxies › milky-wayMilky Way Galaxy Facts for Kids - Interesting Facts

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   A galaxy is a huge group of gas, stars, dust, and rocks that are held together through gravity. Galaxies come in a lot of shapes and sizes, and our Milky Way is called a large barred spiral galaxy. If you look up at night, you can see the milky band of light that crosses the sky.

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   How long does it take to travel around the Milky Way?

   • The sun takes about 220 million years to travel around the Milky Way just one time. # 3. As we live within the Milky Way, we don’t actually know what our galaxy looks like. We know that it’s a spiral galaxy, so any pictures you see of our galaxy are taken from other spiral galaxies in the universe.

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   How does the Milky Way grow?

   • The Milky Way galaxy’s gas, stars, and dust orbit around the center of the galaxy at around 220 km per second. The Milky Way is currently growing by getting stars from a little galaxy that’s really close to us called the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal and some of the Magellanic Clouds’ material.

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   How big is the Milky Way galaxy?

   • The Milky Way Galaxy has an estimated diameter between 150 and 200 light-years. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System, the home of our planet Earth. The Milky Way Galaxy is estimated to have a diameter between 150 and 200 light-years. Our planet Earth is estimated to be 26.4 kilolight-years from the Milky Way’s galactic center.

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   What is the Milky Way galaxy called?

   • If you are still unsure, our galaxy is called the ‘Milky Way’ The Milky Way galaxy is a disc shaped spiral galaxy with a huge collection of stars, about 100-400 billion. We don’t know exactly, but we know it’s over 200 billion. Wow. Not bad for a mid-size galaxy! But compared to other galaxies and star clusters The Milky Way is small.

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3. kids.nationalgeographic.com › space › articleMilky Way - National Geographic Kids

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   The ancient Romans called the band via lacteal, which means “milky road” or “milky way.” The band of light that you see isn’t actually milk, of course—it’s a galaxy. A galaxy is a huge bunch of...

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5. www.factsjustforkids.com › space-facts › milky-wayMilky Way Galaxy Facts for Kids

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   13 Milky Way Galaxy Facts for Kids. Milky Way is a spiral galaxy in our universe. The Milky Way Galaxy has an estimated diameter between 150 and 200 light-years. The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our Solar System, the home of our planet Earth.

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   It takes the Sun about 200 million years to travel around the nucleus of the Milky Way. Viewed from above, the Milky Way looks like a giant pinwheel. The stars are gathered in the flat shape of a disk, and arms of stars spiral out from the nucleus.

7. www.ouruniverseforkids.com › our-galaxy-the-milky-wayFun Facts for Kids about The Milky Way

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   # 1. The sun travels around the Milky Way at about 500,000 miles per hour. # 2. The sun takes about 220 million years to travel around the Milky Way just one time. # 3. As we live within the Milky Way, we don’t actually know what our galaxy looks like.

8. stemeducationguide.com › milky-way-facts-for-kidsMilky Way Facts for Kids: See Our Sparkling Galaxy

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   Jun 7, 2024 · Discover fascinating Milky Way facts for kids, unveiling the mysteries and wonders of our galaxy with engaging and educational insights.

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   Jun 12, 2024 · The Milky Way is our home galaxy. It contains over 200 billion stars, including our Sun. The Milky Way has a diameter of 100,000 light years, and is a barred spiral galaxy. The discovery of the Milky Way goes back to the Ancient Greek philosopher Democritus.