Milky Way

                                                                                                            Stelios Kazantzidis, Ohio State University   

“This image from a supercomputer simulation shows the density of dark matter in our Milky Way galaxy, with yellow being densest and blue-black showing areas of least density. The bright central region corresponds roughly to the Milky Way's luminous matter of gas and stars, and the bright clumps outside indicate dark-matter satellites orbiting the Milky Way.”

For other Milky Way images, go here.  The above is quoted from this series.