Milky Way Galaxy

The Milky Way Galaxy was a that contained over 400 billion stars. This galaxy generated its own , which experienced dips and peaks. The galaxy was 100,000 light years wide.
The Milky Way's disc was surrounded by a massive energy field of called the , which made travel into and out of the galaxy difficult.
In , the center of the galaxy was explored and found to be a . By , the core had become surrounded by the , containing a planet thought to be by .
In the science of , the Milky Way was divided into four major areas called s: Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta (the first four letters of the ), each of which composed one-quarter of the galaxy.
By , there were Humans on a thousand planets in the galaxy. Between and 2364, Humans had charted 11% of the galaxy. Within a year, the Federation had charted an additional 8% of the galaxy.
A map of the Milky Way Galaxy was on display in the security station aboard the in 2365. This map depicted the lines of longitude.
A map of the Milky Way Galaxy was on display in aboard the from 2377 through 2378.
In the mid-, scientists estimated that only one out of every 43,000 planets in the galaxy supported intelligent lifeforms. A century later, this estimate had been revised. Scientists then theorized that there were millions of planets that could support intelligent life. Research expeditions had cataloged hundreds of uninhabited planets in the galaxy that were suitable for colonization.
According to Dr. Leonard McCoy, there was a mathematical probability of three million planets in the galaxy.
An expedition sent by the , from the radiation-imperiled , scouted the Milky Way for possible invasion in .
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Category:Galaxies