The Milky Way Galaxy was first observed by

(A) Galileo
(B) Maarten Schmidt
(C) Marconi
(D) Newton

Correct Answer : Galileo
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Explanation : The Milky Way is the galaxy that contains our solar, system. This name derives from its appearance as a dim “milky” glowing band arching across the night sky, in which the naked eye cannot distinguish individual stars. Observational evidence for the Milky Way being made up of distant stars first came when Galileo pointed his telescope towards the Milky Way, observing a large amount of faint stars.
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