There are between 100 to 400 billion stars in the milky way. The milky way is really dusty and gassy.The milky way is made from other galaxies. At the centre of the milky way there is a black hole. It is 13.6 billion years old. In china the milky way is called the silver river.
Stars are huge glowing balls of gas.They look tiny because they are a long way away. On a clear night we can see up to 3000 stars. If you look carefully we can see that stars are different colours. The milky way contains about 200 billion stars. The largest young stars are the hottest and the smallest of the young stars are the coolest. Stars can also make pictures like the southern cross. Scientists are still studying the stars today.