GK
SOLAR SYSTEM
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Question
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spiral
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milky way
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barred spiral
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elliptical
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Detailed explanation-1: -Earth is in the second largest galaxy of the Local Group-a galaxy called the Milky Way. The Milky Way is a large spiral galaxy. Earth is located in one of the spiral arms of the Milky Way (called the Orion Arm ) which lies about two-thirds of the way out from the center of the Galaxy.
Detailed explanation-2: -Earth orbits our Sun, a star. Earth is the third planet from the Sun at a distance of about 93 million miles (150 million km).
Detailed explanation-3: -The Milky Way gets its name from a Greek myth about the goddess Hera who sprayed milk across the sky. In other parts of the world, our galaxy goes by other names. In China it’s called the “Silver River, ‘’ and in the Kalahari Desert in Southern Africa, it’s called the “Backbone of Night.”