My First Discoveries · Drawing 07 of 40
Our Galaxy, the Milky Way
Space
A galaxy contains stars, gas and dust. Our Sun belongs to the Milky Way.
Did you know?
The Sun is not at our galaxy’s centre.
Look together
Find the band of sky with many stars.
An idea to try
Draw a small family of planets beside a large galaxy.
For the adult reading along
A little more to discover
The scene shows a starry band inspired by the Milky Way as seen from the ground. It is not an outside view of our galaxy. The dots do not represent all its stars or measure their number or distances.
Look together: Find the band of sky with many stars. Draw a small family of planets beside a large galaxy.
Sources and illustration notes (1)
Illustrations simplify shapes and sizes. Models and enlargements help observation; choose your own colours.
These links lead to other websites. Explore them with an adult. References identify the institution and the related lesson; some linked pages are in French.
- NASA: Our Galaxy, the Milky WayPlace our Solar System within a galaxy and distinguish a galaxy from one star.
Source review: 2026-10-03. Illustrations are simplified for colouring.
