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When did the Milky Form?
14 billion years ago
What is the Milky Way made of?
Stars, dust, and gas
What shape is the Milky Way?
A spiral
How many light-years in diameter is the Milky Way?
100,000 light-years
What is in the center of the galaxy?
A blackhole
What was a myth about the Milky Way?
The white streak was a river of milk
How many years does it take for the sun to orbit around the center of the Milky Way?
200 million years
How was the Milky Way formed?
Gas and dust started collapsing under it's own gravity
Where is our solar system/the sun located in the Milky Way?
Near a small arm called the Orion Arm