

Overview
Thirteen billion years ago, the gas and dust particles that eventually became our Milky Way were whizzing around in every direction. Despite the wild motion of its parts, the galaxy as a whole was rotating about an axis. So why did the Milky Way, like most galaxies, become flat, and not spherical like stars and planets?
Credits
- DIRECTOR: Mikai Geronimo, Josh O'Caoimh
- COMMISSIONER: TED-Ed
- EDUCATOR: Scott Hershberger
- DIRECTORS: Josh O'Caoimh, Mikai Geronimo
- NARRATION: Addison Anderson
- MUSIC: Salil Bhayani, cAMP Studio
- SOUND DESIGN: Amanda P.H. Bennett, cAMP Studio
- PRODUCER: Abdallah Ewis
- EXECUTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR: Logan Smalley
- DIRECTOR OF PRODUCTION: Gerta Xhelo
- EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Alex Rosenthal
- EDITORIAL PRODUCER: Shannon Odell
- SPECIAL THANKS: Jessie Lopez II