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The Greek word Galaxy is "milk". The name Milky Way Galaxy is derived from the way intra-galaxy dust and clouds appear as they stream across the night sky.

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milky way galixy was named like this becuase of it's white bright curcling stars

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The milky way is a barred spiral galaxy.

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Why is your galaxy called milky way?

My galaxy is called the milky way because at night when observers spotted the number of stars in the sky, to them it looked like someone spilt some milk in the sky, therefor milky way.


What galaxy is called the Milky Way?

The Milky Way galaxy is.... called the Milky Way Galaxy


Why Milky Ways galaxy called Milky Way?

My galaxy is called the milky way because at night when observers spotted the number of stars in the sky, to them it looked like someone spilt some milk in the sky, therefor milky way.


What is the galaxy that contains earth called?

The galaxy that contains Earth is called the Milky Way.


What galaxies is in our solar system?

It is Milky Way [Akash Ganga in Hindi]


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in milky way there are about 2,500 stars


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True or false your galaxy is called the Muddy Way Galaxy?

Our galaxy is commonly referred to as the "Milky Way" galaxy.


What is the type of galaxy that our solar system resides in?

we live in a barred spiral galaxy on the end of a spiral arm called the milky way.It's name comes from the ancient idea that the wavy line of stars of our spiral arm looked like spilt milk. 'Lactic'


Who named your galaxy the Milky Way galaxy?

The Ancient Greeks, who thought it looked like milk in the sky.


What does Milky Way galaxy mean?

It means the galaxy that is called "Milky Way". We are inside this galaxy.


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