Milky Way Galaxy

The Milky Way Galaxy is the galaxy that is home to many of the CSA's factions. The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy some 100,000–120,000 light-years in diameter which contains 100–400 billion stars. It may contain at least as many planets as well. The very center is marked by an intense radio source named Sagittarius A* which is a supermassive black hole. Stars and gases at a wide range of distances from the Galactic center orbit at approximately 220 kilometers per second.
==Major Factions of the Milky Way Galaxy==
These factions exist in the Milky Way Galaxy, whether permanently or for a specified period of time.
(1,000,000,000 - 100,000 BC)
*Precursors
*Forerunner Ecumene
*Protheans
(100,000 - 2582)
*The Covenant (dissolved in 2550s, became the Neo-Covenant)
*The Legio Mechanicae
*Gryllian Imperium
*UNSC (ONI dissolved in 2552. Only remnants remain)
*The Galactic Empire (arrived early 2500s; left the galaxy in 2552)
==Intergalactic Slipstream Gate==
The Milky Way Galaxy houses a massive slipstream gate that connects it to the Andromeda Galaxy. Due to vast distances between the galaxies, it is most likely used to speed up travel times, as it would take a vast amount of time for regular travel between the galaxies. It is believed that an ancient empire, such as the Forerunners or the Precursors, constructed these gates.
Category:Galaxies