Milky Way Galaxy, or The Galaxy (astron.)

• MICROPAEDIA
• MACROPAEDIA
• comets [Ref 1], [Ref 2]
• components
  • chemical elements
  • cosmic rays [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
  • galactic halo
  • Great Rift
  • Local Group [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
  • Magellanic Clouds
  • nucleus
  • star clusters [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
• cosmology [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
• exobiology
• galaxy formation
• nature worship
• observational astronomy
  • galactic coordinates
  • Great Attractor
  • infrared sources
  • 21-centimetre radiation
  • X-ray emissions [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
• scale
• space exploration
• work of
  • Galileo
  • Lindblad
  • Schmidt
  • Shapley
• for a list of related subjects see PROPAEDIA: Section 132
• see also avoidance, zone of [Cross ref]; galaxy [Cross ref]; solar system [Cross ref]