Journey Through the Galaxy

13.6 billion years of Milky Way history

Galactic Solar Geological Life Atmosphere Extinction

Events

Galactic year (1 orbit = 225 Myr) ?

The sun has not yet formed

⚖ Realistic sizes, distances & orbits

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Welcome to the Galaxy!

You see the Milky Way—our Galaxy. It's a gigantic rotating island of 200-400 billion stars!

Our Sun is just one of these stars. It's in a blue orbit, far from the center. We live on planet Earth, which revolves around the Sun, and the Sun revolves around the center of the Galaxy. One orbit takes 225 million years!

Click Play or move the slider to travel through time. The colored dots represent important events in the history of the Galaxy and Earth.

Key facts

Related events

13.6 billion years ago

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Welcome to the Galaxy!

You see the Milky Way. The colored dots represent important events in history.

Click Play or move the slider. Tap a point to see the details.

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