Question

The solar system is a part of which galaxy?

1. Large Magellanic Cloud
2. Small Magellanic Cloud
3. Hoag's Object
4. Milky Way

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Milky Way

The correct answer is Milky Way.

• The solar system is a part of the Milky Way.

• The Milky Way is a large spiral-shaped galaxy.
  • It is called the Milky Way because it appears as a soft glowing light of billions of stars.
  • Milky Way Galaxy formed 5 billion years after the Big Bang.
  • These stars are so far that they can be seen only in the constellation, not separately.
  • It takes about 250 million years to complete one revolution.

• Andromeda is a spiral galaxy and also our closest neighbour. 
• Proxima centauri is the nearest star.
• Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars are called terrestrial planets
• Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune are called gaseous planets.