LAUNCH PAD
May 20, 2021
2 minutes
21 APRIL 2021
The Milky Way’s halo
radiant blue-green halo encompasses the Milky Way in this map that spans about 200,000 to 325,000 light years from the heart of our galaxy. The darker indigo glow depicts a low concentration of stars, whereas lighter blues represent increasing stellar density. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) orbits the Milky Way and will eventually merge with our galactic home. It is pictured
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