Stars in the Milky Way: How Many Suns Does Our Galaxy Contain?

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Stars in the Milky Way: How Many Suns Does Our Galaxy Contain?

There is only one sun in our galaxy, the Milky Way.

However, the Milky Way contains an estimated 100-400 billion stars.

The Sun is just one of these stars, and it's our closest star.

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