In Depth | Sun – NASA Solar System Exploration
The Sun is located in the Milky Way galaxy in a spiral arm called the Orion Spur that extends outward from the Sagittarius arm.
least twice as much mass in the Milky Way galactic disk as can be accounted for by adding up the mass of all stars and interstellar clouds. While the solar system does not have any detectable …
In Depth | Our Solar System – NASA Solar System Exploration
The planetary system we call home is located in an outer spiral arm of the Milky Way galaxy. Our solar system consists of our star, the Sun, and everything bound to it by gravity – the planets …
mass in the Milky Way galactic disk as can be accounted for by adding up all the visible objects it contains. Studies based on x-ray-emitting gas surrounding giant elliptical galaxies in the …
Story One: The Creation of the Milky Way Description: Fill in the listening notes chart as you listen to the story. The first time you hear the story, summarize the main ideas on the left side of the …
the Milky Way, and our galaxy is just one of countless billions in the universe, each having millions – or billions – of stars of their own. On the front: An artist’s concept illustrating the spiral …
Image of Saturn-rings – NASA Solar System Exploration
N00131732.jpg was taken on 2009-02-25 15:26 (PST) and received on Earth 2009-02-26 15:47 (PST). The camera was pointing toward Saturn-rings, and the image was taken using the CL1 …