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Milk of Hera
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The myth of the milk of Hera is an ancient Greek myth and explanation of the origin of the Milky Way within the context of creation myths. The standard telling goes that the mythical hero Heracles, as an infant, breastfed from an unsuspecting Hera, the goddess of marriage and Zeus's wife, who threw him away, causing a little bit of her milk to splash and create the galaxy with all its stars.
The Origin of the Milky Way by Jacopo Tintoretto.
The Origin of the Milky Way by Jacopo Tintoretto.
Milky Way
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The Milky Way is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars that cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye.
The Galactic Center as seen from Earth's night sky (featuring the telescope's laser guide star). Listed below is Galactic Center's information.
The Galactic Center as seen from Earth's night sky (featuring the telescope's laser guide star). Listed below is Galactic Center's information.
The Milky Way as seen from a dark site with little light pollution
The Milky Way as seen from a dark site with little light pollution
Photograph of the "Great Andromeda Nebula" from 1899, later identified as the Andromeda Galaxy
Photograph of the "Great Andromeda Nebula" from 1899, later identified as the Andromeda Galaxy
Bright X-ray flares from Sagittarius A* (inset) in the center of the Milky Way, as detected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
Bright X-ray flares from Sagittarius A* (inset) in the center of the Milky Way, as detected by the Chandra X-ray Observatory.