That makes it at least equal in size to the largest galaxy in our local group, the Andromeda Galaxy.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Mr. Reid noted that: "Our galaxy probably has 4, not 2, spiral arms of gas and dust that are forming stars."

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Recent observations had suggested that 2 of the 4 spiral arms hold most of the older stars in the Milky Way galaxy.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

He scored one of two goals for his team in the win against the Los Angeles Galaxy.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

Astronomers have always thought that the Andromeda Galaxy was more massive than the Milk Way because it is believed to have more stars.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

The team made the discovery by measuring the speed at which our galaxy is moving through space.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

He led the Galaxy to the MLS Cup Championships in two thousand two and two thousand five.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

"Star Trek" tells about a huge Federation starship operated by a multicultural crew that explores the galaxy.

VOA: special.2009.06.05

The Andromeda Galaxy is big enough and near enough to be seen by the unaided eye in the star group Andromeda on a dark night.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Now, new measurements show that our Milky Way galaxy is bigger than scientists once thought.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Mr. Reid said: "No longer will we think of the Milky Way as the little sister of the Andromeda Galaxy in our Local Group family."

VOA: special.2009.01.20

This week, we will tell you about new measurements of our own Milky Way galaxy.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Hubble discovered that the farther away a galaxy is, the greater its speed.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

The new information also adds to astronomers' understanding of our galaxy's spiral arms.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Until recently, space scientists have thought that our galaxy was not very special.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

They showed that the Andromeda nebula lay far outside our Milky Way Galaxy.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

He said the new measurements mean that our galaxy is 50% larger.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

Some astronomers thought nebulae were part of our Milky Way Galaxy.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

The Los Angeles Galaxy honored him by retiring his number.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

He is now an assistant coach with the Galaxy.

VOA: special.2010.06.25

He studied objects within our own galaxy.

VOA: special.2009.04.29

It seems Pandora is the only place in the galaxy with deposits of a valuable new energy source worth untold millions back on Earth.

VOA: standard.2009.12.19

"Even an optimist like Frank Drake estimates that there would be no more than about in the galaxy, which means that the nearest one is likely to be about 1,000 light years away."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

"We could look for beacons." "It could be that there are alien civilizations that have simply created something a little bit like a lighthouse that sweeps the plane of the galaxy, goes bleep, and it's there to attract attention, or it's a monument, or an aesthetic symbol or even a religious symbol.

VOA: standard.2010.04.16

After 50 years of silence, I think the time has come to take stock and say, maybe we should mobilize all of the sciences to look for anything fishy, anything weird,any anomaly, both in our own little corner of the universe here on Earth and in the solar system, and far out across the galaxy."

VOA: standard.2010.04.16