Ever wonder how far away those stars in the night sky are? 🤔 Our Sun’s nearest neighbor star is about 4 light-years away … our galaxy is over 100,000 light-years wide! But what does that even mean? Check out this Tumblr for a primer: https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/184153458369/how-big-is-our-galaxy-the-milky-way | NASA Universe

1.1M views · 15K reactions | The Structure Of The Milky Way - How is the Milky Way structured, where is the Sun located within it, and how do its spiral arms and star-forming regions relate to the galactic center? | The Brain Maze | Facebook

We’ve never actually seen the Milky Way’s spiral shape from the outside.Why? Because we’re inside it! Our solar system is located within one of the galaxy’s spiral arms, so we can only observe parts of the Milky Way from our perspective on Earth. The iconic spiral images you see are artist’s impressions or computer models based on indirect observations like star distribution, radio waves, and cosmic mapping techniques. So, while we understand its general shape, no spacecraft has ever traveled fa

362K views · 11K reactions | Timelapse footage from Tasmania, Australia, shows the Milky Way spinning in the clear sky as the lake below reflects the shining stars in its still waters. https://abcn.ws/2Xt5yqG | ABC World News Tonight with David Muir | Facebook

SHINING BRIGHT: Timelapse video shows the Milky Way galaxy and aurora borealis illuminating the night sky this week above Alaska's Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve. | CBS News

718K views · 21K shares | Heres a new timelapse clip of the Milky Way gliding over Alabama Hills in California. Soundtrack: James Everingham Music - Out Of The Darkness | Michael Shainblum Photography | Facebook