The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy. It contains a Core Zone and Normal Space. At 100,000 light years across and containing over 400 billion stars, it is the second largest galaxy in the Local Group.
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The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy. It contains a Core Zone and Normal Space. At 100,000 light years across and containing over 400 billion stars, it is the second largest galaxy in the Local Group.