Categories Selected Articles 10 Astonishing Things You Should Know About the Milky Way Post author By Mike Nova Post date March 6, 2025 The Milky Way is one of the biggest in the observable universe: Even if you traveled at the speed of light, it would take 100,000 years to go from one end of our home galaxy to the other. ← What does the Department of Education do? What to know as Trump prepares order to eliminate it → Can Trump eliminate the Education Department? Here’s what the Constitution says.