The Magic of the Milky Way

Humanity has many homes. Earth. The solar system. But just as
well: the Milky Way. It's our very own galaxy, an island of stars
within the vast emptiness of space. The sun is only one of 100
billion stars within the Milky Way.  We now know, that in
reality, if you could look at it from far away, you'd understand
that the Milky Way is a beautiful spiral galaxy. But we can only
look from within. And from the vantagepoint of Earth, the Milky
Way is a mighty band of stars, that stretches across our night
sky, if it's dark enough. We look into one of the spiral arms and
what lies beyond. Dust, stars and gas forms the backbone of the
night, as it is known in some cultures. 


Go onto this journey with Paul, as he explores our home galaxy
from Earth. Further reading:
https://science.nasa.gov/resource/the-milky-way-galaxy/


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