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2. Milky Way - Wikipedia

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   The Milky Way [c] is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.

3. List of proper names of stars - Wikipedia

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   Many star names are, in origin, descriptive of the part in the constellation they are found in; thus Phecda, a corruption of Arabic فخذ الدب ( fakhdh ad-dubb, 'thigh of the bear'). Only a handful of the brightest stars have individual proper names not depending on their asterism; so Sirius ('the scorcher'), Antares ('rival of Ares ', i.e ...

4. Sagittarius A* - Wikipedia

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   Sagittarius A*, abbreviated Sgr A* (/ ˈ s æ dʒ ˈ eɪ s t ɑːr / SADGE-AY-star), is the supermassive black hole at the Galactic Center of the Milky Way.Viewed from Earth, it is located near the border of the constellations Sagittarius and Scorpius, about 5.6° south of the ecliptic, visually close to the Butterfly Cluster (M6) and Lambda Scorpii.

5. Scientists discover ‘staggering’ features in massive Milky ...

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   A light-year, equivalent to 5.88 trillion miles (9.46 trillion kilometers), is how far a beam of light travels in one year. The light from Cassiopeia A first reached Earth about 340 years ago.

6. List of largest stars - Wikipedia

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   List of the largest known stars in the Milky Way Star name Solar radii (Sun = 1) Method Notes Orbit of Saturn: 2,047 – 2,049.9: Reported for reference: WOH G64 (For comparison) 1,540 ± 77: L/T eff: Located in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Possibly the largest known star. Theoretical limit of star size (Milky Way)

7. Backyard Universe: Want to see a cool astronomical event ...

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   The star clouds of the Milky Way hang over the Cape Lookout Lighthouse and its keepers' quarters in this Oct. 2, 2021, photo. The Cape Lookout area is a designated dark sky site where light ...

8. Milky Way (chocolate bar) - Wikipedia

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   The Milky Way bar is made of nougat, topped with caramel and covered with milk chocolate. It was created in 1923 by Frank C. Mars and originally manufactured in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The name and taste derived from a then-popular malted milk drink ( milkshake) of the day, not after the astronomical galaxy.

9. Stunning Milky Way star factory uncovered in James Webb ... - AOL

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   Nasa shared stunning images of a star-filled region in our Milky Way thousands of light-years away from Earth. The telescope is designed to conduct infrared astronomy and is able to capture space ...