Milky Way halo structure (IMAGE)

University of California - Santa Cruz

Milky Way halo structure

Caption

This illustration shows the Milky Way galaxy's inner and outer halos. A halo is a spherical cloud of stars surrounding a galaxy.

Credit

NASA, ESA, and A. Feild (STScI)

Usage Restrictions

No restrictions.

License

Public Domain

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