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Welcome back to Cosmos in a Pod! I’m your host, Amitesh, and today we’re exploring the incredible story of our galactic home: the Milky Way Galaxy. From its ancient beginnings to its future collisions, let’s uncover the secrets of this vast collection of stars, planets, and dark matter.
Episode Highlights:
The Birth of the Milky Way
- Formed 13.8 billion years ago from fluctuations in the early universe’s density.
- Began as protogalaxies merging and forming the first stars (Population III stars).
The Galactic Disk
- Took shape about 10 billion years ago as gas settled into a rotating disk.
- Home to most of the galaxy’s stars, including spiral arms rich with gas and young stars.
The Central Bulge and Supermassive Black Hole
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