Milky Way

APOD: Milky Way
NASA's "Astronomy Picture of the Day" index to Milky Way images.
http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/lib/milky_way.html

Max-Planck-Institut für extraterrestrische Physik - Galactic Center Research
The research team, observations, results, publications, image gallery, and related links.
http://www.mpe.mpg.de/ir/GC/

The Milky Way
A short definition of the Milky Way's components and composition.
http://map.gsfc.nasa.gov/m_uni/uni_101mw.html

The Milky Way Galaxy
Provides information on our galaxy, with links and references.
http://www.seds.org/messier/more/mw.html

The Milky Way Galaxy
Illustrated and technical overview of the structure and composition.
http://casswww.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html

The Milky Way Galaxy: Our Home
A brief illustrated definition of the Milky Way.
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/cgi-bin/tour_def/the_universe/Milkyway.html

MSN Learning & Research Plus: Milky Way
Encyclopedia article providing an introduction to the galaxy's characteristics.
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/refpages/RefArticle.aspx?refid=761558916

Multiwavelength Milky Way
Technical overview of various frequency scans of the galaxy, with images and data files, from NASA's Astrophysics Data Facility.
http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/mw/milkyway.html

What is the Milky Way Called in Different Languages?
A list of the names given to the Milky Way in various languages.
http://stoivane.iki.fi/milkyway/

Scientific American: Our Growing, Breathing Galaxy
Detailed historical information and new discoveries about our galaxy. <small>(January, 2004)</small>
http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?chanID=sa006&articleID=0000107A-6236-1FD5-A23683414B7F0000

Milky Way Could Hold Remnants of Last Galactic 'Meal'
Some celestial detective work strongly suggests that the Milky Way consumed a smaller galaxy billions of years ago. <small>(January 8, 2001)</small>
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/space/01/08/milky.way.meal/