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The Milky Way Galaxy was a galaxy that contained over 400 billion stars. This galaxy generated its own magnetic field, which experienced dips and peaks. The galaxy was 100,000 light years wide. (TNG: "Pen Pals"; VOY: "Inside Man"; ENT: "Azati Prime")

The Milky Way's disc was surrounded by a massive energy field of negative energy called the Galactic barrier, which makes travel into and out of the galaxy difficult. (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before", "By Any Other Name") By 2369, the extragalactic space was being charted by starships. (TNG: "Aquiel")

In 2269, the center of the galaxy was explored and found to be a creation point. By 2287, the core had become surrounded by the Great Barrier, containing a planet thought to be Sha Ka Ree by Sybok. (TAS: "The Magicks of Megas-Tu"; Star Trek V: The Final Frontier)

In the real world the center of the galaxy is a supermassive black hole called Sagittarius A*.

In the science of stellar cartography, the Milky Way was divided into four major areas called quadrants: Alpha, Beta, Gamma and Delta (the first four letters of the Greek alphabet), each of which compose one-quarter of the galaxy.(TNG: "The Price"; Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country, VOY: "Pathfinder")

By 2267, there were Humans on a thousand planets in the galaxy. (TOS: "Metamorphosis") Between 2064 and 2364, Humans had charted 11% of the galaxy. (TNG: "Where No One Has Gone Before") Within a year, the Federation had charted an additional 8% of the galaxy. (TNG: "The Dauphin")

A map of the Milky Way Galaxy was on display in the security station aboard the USS Enterprise-D in 2365. This map depicted the lines of longitude. (TNG: "The Emissary")

A map of the Milky Way Galaxy was on display in Astrometrics aboard the USS Voyager from 2377 through 2378. (VOY: "Inside Man", et al.)

In the mid-22nd century, scientists estimated that one out of every 43,000 planets in the galaxy supported intelligent lifeforms. (ENT: "Fight or Flight") Thus, in the galaxy there were millions of planets that could support intelligent life. (TOS: "Metamorphosis") By the mid-23rd century, Federation research expeditions had cataloged hundreds of uninhabited planets in the galaxy that were suitable for colonization. (TOS: "By Any Other Name")

According to Dr. Leonard McCoy, there was a mathematical probability of three million Earth-type planets in the galaxy. (TOS: "Balance of Terror")

An expedition sent by the Kelvan Empire, from the radiation-imperiled Andromeda Galaxy, scouted the Milky Way for possible invasion in 2268. (TOS: "By Any Other Name")

The name of the galaxy was first mentioned in "The Counter-Clock Incident". The name would be mentioned again in "Course: Oblivion" and "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy".

In 2293, the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted on the Federation star chart The Explored Galaxy. This chart was first seen on aboard the starship USS Enterprise-A. In the 2360s, the chart was seen again at Starfleet Headquarters] on Earth, aboard the USS Enterprise-D, in a courtroom in the Starfleet outpost Starbase 173, and in a classroom on the space station Deep Space 9. (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country; TNG: "Conspiracy", "The Measure Of A Man", "Emissary"; DS9: "In the Hands of the Prophets")

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Milky Way Galaxy at Wikipedia
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-[[File:VoyagerAstroLabMilkyWay.jpg|thumb|A depiction of our Milky Way Galaxy as it was seen in the [[Astrometrics]] Lab aboard {{USS|Voyager}}]]
+The '''Milky Way Galaxy''' was a [[galaxy]] that contained over 400 billion [[star]]s. This galaxy generated its own [[magnetic field]], which experienced dips and peaks. The galaxy was 100,000 [[light year]]s wide. ({{TNG|Pen Pals}}; {{VOY|Inside Man}}; {{ENT|Azati Prime}})
-[[File:Voyager flight path Astrometrics.jpg|thumb|A map of the Milky Way Galaxy showing ''Voyager''{{'}}s intended flight plan]]
-[[File:Star-chart alpha-beta quadrant.jpg|thumb|A star chart of the [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]] and [[Beta Quadrant]]s of the Milky Way Galaxy]]
-The '''Milky Way Galaxy''' is a large barred spiral [[galaxy]] that is approximately 100,000 [[light year]]s in diameter, and contains over 400 billion [[star]]s. ({{ENT|Azati Prime}}) The galaxy is composed of three major parts: the ''[[Galactic core|core]]'', the ''disc'', which is the ring of stars and interstellar dust that gives the galaxy its spiral shape, and the ''halo'', which includes many older stars orbiting the core, but outside the disc, of which most are concentrated in massive globular clusters.
-The Milky Way's disc is surrounded by a massive [[energy field]] of [[negative energy]] called the [[Galactic barrier]], which makes travel into and out of the galaxy difficult. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before|By Any Other Name}})
+The Milky Way's disc was surrounded by a massive [[energy field]] of [[negative energy]] called the [[Galactic barrier]], which makes travel into and out of the galaxy difficult. ({{TOS|Where No Man Has Gone Before|By Any Other Name}}) By [[2369]], the extragalactic space was being charted by [[starship]]s. ({{TNG|Aquiel}})
 In [[2269]], the center of the galaxy was explored and found to be a [[creation point]]. By [[2287]], the core had become surrounded by the [[Great Barrier]], containing a planet thought to be [[Sha Ka Ree]] by [[Sybok]]. ({{TAS|The Magicks of Megas-Tu}}; {{film|5}})
-{{bginfo|In the real world the center of the galaxy is a supermassive [[black hole]] called ''Sagittarius A*''.}}
+{{bginfo|In the real world the center of the galaxy is a supermassive [[black hole]] called ''{{w|Sagittarius A}}*''.}}
-In the science of [[stellar cartography]], the Milky Way is divided into four major areas called ''[[quadrant]]s'': [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]], [[Beta Quadrant|Beta]], [[Gamma Quadrant|Gamma]] and [[Delta Quadrant|Delta]], each of which compose one-quarter of the galaxy. ({{TNG|The Price}})
+In the science of [[stellar cartography]], the Milky Way was divided into four major areas called ''[[quadrant]]s'': [[Alpha Quadrant|Alpha]], [[Beta Quadrant|Beta]], [[Gamma Quadrant|Gamma]] and [[Delta Quadrant|Delta]] (the first four letters of the [[Greek alphabet]]), each of which compose one-quarter of the galaxy.({{TNG|The Price}}; {{film|6}}, {{VOY|Pathfinder}})
-Between [[2064]] and [[2364]], [[Human]]s had charted 11% of the galaxy, ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}}) Within a year, the [[Federation]] had charted an additional 8% of the galaxy. ({{TNG|The Dauphin}})
+By [[2267]], there were Humans on a thousand planets in the galaxy. ({{TOS|Metamorphosis}}) Between [[2064]] and [[2364]], [[Human]]s had charted 11% of the galaxy. ({{TNG|Where No One Has Gone Before}}) Within a year, the [[Federation]] had charted an additional 8% of the galaxy. ({{TNG|The Dauphin}})
+A map of the Milky Way Galaxy was on display in the security station aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} in [[2365]]. This map depicted the lines of longitude. ({{TNG|The Emissary}})
 A map of the Milky Way Galaxy was on display in [[Astrometrics]] aboard the {{USS|Voyager}} from [[2377]] through [[2378]]. ({{VOY|Inside Man}}, et al.)
-Only one out of every 43,000 [[planet]]s in the galaxy supports intelligent [[lifeform]]s. ({{ENT|Fight or Flight}})
+In the mid-[[22nd century]], scientists estimated that one out of every 43,000 [[planet]]s in the galaxy supported intelligent [[lifeform]]s. ({{ENT|Fight or Flight}}) Thus, in the galaxy there were millions of planets that could support intelligent life. ({{TOS|Metamorphosis}}) By the mid-[[23rd century]], Federation research expeditions had cataloged hundreds of uninhabited planets in the galaxy that were suitable for colonization. ({{TOS|By Any Other Name}})
-According to Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]], there is a mathematical probability of three million [[Class M]] planets in the galaxy. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
+According to Dr. [[Leonard McCoy]], there was a mathematical probability of three million [[Class M|Earth-type]] planets in the galaxy. ({{TOS|Balance of Terror}})
 An expedition sent by the [[Kelvan Empire]], from the [[radiation]]-imperiled [[Andromeda Galaxy]], scouted the Milky Way for possible invasion in [[2268]]. ({{TOS|By Any Other Name}})
+{{bginfo|The name of the galaxy was first mentioned in {{e|The Counter-Clock Incident}}. The name would be mentioned again in {{e|Course: Oblivion}} and {{e|Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy}}.|In [[2293]], the Milky Way Galaxy was depicted on the [[Federation]] [[star chart]] ''The Explored Galaxy''. This chart was first seen on aboard the [[starship]] {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-A|-A}}. In the [[2360s]], the chart was seen again at [[Starfleet Headquarters]]] on [[Earth]], aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}, in a [[courtroom]] in the [[Starfleet]] [[outpost]] [[Starbase 173]], and in a [[classroom]] on the [[space station]] [[Deep Space 9]]. ({{film|6}}; {{TNG|Conspiracy|The Measure Of A Man|Emissary}}; {{DS9|In the Hands of the Prophets}})}}
+<gallery>
+File:VoyagerAstroLabMilkyWay.jpg|A depiction of our Milky Way Galaxy as it was seen in the [[Astrometrics]] Lab aboard {{USS|Voyager}}
+File:Milky Way Galaxy Quadrants.jpg|The Milky Way divided into quadrants
+File:The Explored Galaxy.jpg|"The Explored Galaxy" star chart in 2293
+File:Voyager flight path Astrometrics.jpg|A map of the Milky Way Galaxy showing ''Voyager''{{'}}s intended flight plan
+</gallery>
 == Appendices ==
-[[File:Milky Way Galaxy Quadrants.jpg|thumb|The quadrant arrangement of the Milky Way Galaxy]]
 === Related topics ===
 *[[Species and cultures]], listing all inhabitant species
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 * [[Delta Quadrant]]
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