Back to Glossary
Milky Way
The galaxy that contains our Solar System, characterized by its barred spiral structure with multiple spiral arms extending from a central bar.
Source: esa.int
APODs including "Milky Way"
Gamma-Ray Burst, Supernova Bump
17/05/2002
N44C: A Nebular Mystery
14/05/2002
Millions of Stars in Omega Centauri
16/04/2002
Ikeya-Zhang: Comet Over Colorado
04/04/2002
NGC 4414: A Flocculent Spiral Galaxy
03/04/2002
NGC 4631: The Whale Galaxy
29/03/2002
A Southern Sky View
10/03/2002
The Local Bubble and the Galactic Neighborhood
17/02/2002
The Local Interstellar Cloud
10/02/2002
The Coma Cluster of Galaxies
03/02/2002
Stars Without Galaxies
19/01/2002
Pick a Galaxy, Any Galaxy
17/01/2002
The Gamma Ray Sky
12/01/2002
X-Ray Milky Way
10/01/2002
Hot Stars in the Southern Milky Way
22/12/2001
Globular Cluster M15
10/12/2001
A Sky Filled with Leonids
05/12/2001
In the Center of Spiral Galaxy M83
06/11/2001
Bright Stars, Dim Galaxy
03/11/2001
Halloween and the Ghost Head Nebula
31/10/2001
VDB 142 in Cepheus
11/10/2001
The Center of Globular Cluster Omega Centauri
10/10/2001
A Flock of Stars
05/10/2001
M74: The Perfect Spiral
04/10/2001
NGC 6992: A Glimpse of the Veil
28/09/2001
Elements of Nearby Spiral M33
27/09/2001
Where a Black Hole Roams
21/09/2001
X-Ray Stars in M15
20/09/2001
Southwest Andromeda
17/09/2001
Galactic Center Flicker Indicates Black Hole
10/09/2001