Occupation: Astrophysicist
Research Areas: Galaxy formation, Observational astronomy
"I consider myself extremely lucky to be where I am, do what I do, and to be surrounded by so many amazing people here in Liverpool."
Occupation: Astronomer
Research Areas: Galaxy Evolution, Indigenous Astronomy, Moon Haloes
Occupation: Astronomer, Cosmologist
Year born: 1889
Research Areas: Galaxies, extra-galactic astronomy, observational cosmology
The galaxy we live in is called the Milky Way. Because we live inside it, it is hard to see its shape. From Earth, we see a faint, white band stretching across the night sky. The name comes from the Latin words meaning "milky path". Looking closely at this band, we see that it is made up of billions of stars. A lot of the light coming from those stars is blocked by gas and dust in the galaxy.
