TED Ed: Why is the Milky Way a Spiral?

2024 5 min

Overview

Thirteen billion years ago, the gas and dust particles that eventually became our Milky Way were whizzing around in every direction. Despite the wild motion of its parts, the galaxy as a whole was rotating about an axis. So why did the Milky Way, like most galaxies, become flat, and not spherical like stars and planets?

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Cast

Addison Anderson

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Crew

Josh O’Caoimh

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Mikai Geronimo

Director

Salil Bhayani

Music

Abdallah EWIS

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Scott HERSHBERGER

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