Exploring the Vastness: Journey into the Milky Way Galaxy

🌌The Milky Way Galaxy is a large cluster of over 100 billion stars, planets, gas, and dust held together by gravity.

⏳The Milky Way Galaxy is approximately 13.6 billion years old, and light takes 100,000 years to cross from one side to the other.

🕳️At the center of the Milky Way Galaxy is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*, which may be the source of gravity holding the galaxy together.

🌀In about 4 billion years, the Milky Way will collide with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, forming a giant elliptical-shaped galaxy.

🌍Our Milky Way Galaxy is part of a local group of about 30 galaxies, with the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum Galaxy being the largest.

How old is the Milky Way Galaxy?

—The Milky Way Galaxy is approximately 13.6 billion years old, the same age as the universe itself.

What is at the center of the Milky Way Galaxy?

—At the center of the Milky Way Galaxy is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*, which is believed to hold the galaxy together with its gravity.

Will the Milky Way Galaxy collide with another galaxy?

—Yes, in about 4 billion years, the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy, resulting in the formation of a new giant elliptical-shaped galaxy.

How long does it take for light to cross the Milky Way Galaxy?

—It takes approximately 100,000 years for light to cross from one side of the Milky Way Galaxy to the other.

What is the local group that the Milky Way Galaxy belongs to?

—The Milky Way Galaxy is part of a local group of about 30 galaxies, with the Andromeda Galaxy and Triangulum Galaxy being the largest.

00:03Introducing 'Guardians of the Milky Way' video series.

00:39The Milky Way Galaxy is a large cluster of over 100 billion stars, planets, gas, and dust held together by gravity.

02:00The Milky Way Galaxy is approximately 13.6 billion years old, and it takes 100,000 years for light to cross from one side to the other.

02:43At the center of the Milky Way Galaxy is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*, which holds the galaxy together with its gravity.

03:39In about 4 billion years, the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy, forming a new giant elliptical-shaped galaxy.

04:48The Milky Way Galaxy is approximately 13.6 billion years old, the same age as the universe itself.

05:00At the center of the Milky Way Galaxy is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*.

05:06In about 4 billion years, the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy.