![Star Forming Region](../images/content/02_02_01.jpg)
STScI / NASA
On
a dark clear night, the sky looks quiet
and peaceful. The stars appear as little
pinpoints of light on a cold, black canvas.
It may surprise you that the Sun is also
a star. Indeed, the Sun is only one of
over 100 billion stars in our galaxy, the
Milky Way. It’s awe inspiring to
think that each one of those little points
is a star like our Sun, and many of those
stars have planets that orbit them.
![Our Place in Space](../../interactives/icons/i_002.gif) |
Our
Place in Space
Explore the Milky
Way in this interactive. Can you find
our Sun? |
![Near & Far](../../interactives/icons/i_005.gif) |
Near & Far
Place
objects in order from closest to farthest
from you. |
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