🌌 Barred Spiral Galaxy
The Milky Way has a central bar surrounded by a disk containing curved spiral structures.
Milky Way Explorer
Explore our galactic home, discover its structure, and see where the Solar System resides within the galaxy.
Explore the structure of our galaxy and discover where the Solar System resides.
The Milky Way has a central bar surrounded by a disk containing curved spiral structures.
Our Solar System lies in the Orion Spur, a smaller structure between major spiral arms.
The Milky Way extends roughly 100,000 light-years across. The galaxy is vastly larger than our Solar System.