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Our barred spiral galaxy spans over 100,000 light-years and holds 100–400 billion stars — and it's on course to merge with Andromeda.

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“Milky Way.” Everything Space, curated catalog. everythingspace.online/explore/milky-way. Retrieved 06 Aug 2026.