Looking out from Earth (at center) toward us, a dense slab of stars becomes the band of the Milky Way. Looking away from us, a split in the Milky Way comes from a division in the distribution of stars.The Milky Way Made of Stars

Looking out from Earth (at center) toward us, a dense slab of stars becomes the band of the Milky Way. Looking away from us, a split in the Milky Way comes from a division in the distribution of stars.

The Milky Way Made of Stars