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== Milky Way == | == Milky Way == | ||
[[File:Milky-Way-Panorama-1500ly-Above-Galactic-Plane.png|thumb|250px|Milky Way Panorama 1500ly above galactic plane]] | [[File:Milky-Way-Panorama-1500ly-Above-Galactic-Plane.png|thumb|250px|Milky Way Panorama 1500ly above galactic plane]] | ||
The Milky Way is around 13.6 billion years old.<ref name=":6" /> It is 105,700 light-years across and weighs 1.5 trillion solar masses.<ref name=":6" /> The name Milky Way is derived from the ancient Greeks and Romans.<ref name=":6" /> They thought the [[Galactic Plane|galactic plane]] resembled a river of milk.<ref name=":6" /> | The Milky Way is around 13.6 billion years old.<ref name=":6" /> It is 105,700 light-years across and weighs 1.5 trillion solar masses.<ref name=":6" /> The name Milky Way is derived from the ancient Greeks and Romans.<ref name=":6" /> They thought the [[Galactic Plane|galactic plane]] resembled a river of milk.<ref name=":6" /> Greek myth says the goddess Hera spilled milk across the sky. The Roman myth says the milk was from the goddess Ops (or Juno).<ref name=":6" /> | ||
''Elite Dangerous'' allows players to travel to almost every visible [[Stars|star]] from normal space. The constellations change with parallax as you explore the galaxy, and the night sky viewed from Earth is accurate.<ref name=":0">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/en/features/our-galaxy Elite Dangerous: Our Galaxy]</ref> Some star systems and regions require [[permits]] to access. Certain star system clusters are permit locked for future content. | ''Elite Dangerous'' allows players to travel to almost every visible [[Stars|star]] from normal space. The constellations change with parallax as you explore the galaxy, and the night sky viewed from Earth is accurate.<ref name=":0">[https://www.elitedangerous.com/en/features/our-galaxy Elite Dangerous: Our Galaxy]</ref> Some star systems and regions require [[permits]] to access. Certain star system clusters are permit locked for future content. | ||