Sites

StarChild: The Milky Way (Popularity: )
http://starchild.gsfc.nasa.gov/docs/StarChild/universe_level2/milky_way.html
A kids' guide to the galaxy, complete with an educational song.

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

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

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

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

The Milky Way Galaxy (Popularity: )
http://cassfos02.ucsd.edu/public/tutorial/MW.html
Illustrated and technical overview of the galaxy's structure and composition.

The Milky Way Galaxy (Popularity: )
http://www.seds.org/messier/more/mw.html
An informational hub page for material on our galaxy, with links and references.

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

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

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