Life Cycle of a Star

Inside the Milky Way

What Is The Milky Way?

The Milky Way is the galaxy we live in. It is made up of all the stars you can see in the sky at night, and lots and lots more you can see.

 The milky way got its name because at night we can sometimes see part of it looking like a band of milky white light across the sky.

From the side, a spiral galaxy looks like two fried egg stuck together.

The Milky Way is a spiral galaxy. Below you can see what it looks like from above - a bit like a whirlpool with long spiralling arms.

The Moon