Multiple choice The name of the galaxy in which the earth is a planet is Andromeda Ursa Major Ursa Minor Milky Way Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself D Correct answer Explanation Our Solar System is located in the Milky Way galaxy, which is a barred spiral galaxy. Option D 'Milky Way' is correct. Andromeda is another galaxy, Ursa Major and Ursa Minor are constellations (not galaxies).