Exploring the Milky Way: A Guide to Our Home Galaxy Welcome to the ultimate guide to exploring the Milky Way – our home galaxy! As we gaze up at the night sky, we see a band of light arching across the darkness – this is the Milky Way. But what exactly is it, and how can we explore it? Firstly, let’s start with some basics. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy, approximately 100,000 light-years in diameter, containing hundreds of billions of stars. Our Solar System is located on one of the spiral arms, about 27,000 light-years away from […]
