RAM stands for random-access memory, which makes it possible to find specific information very quickly. It is a form of fast-access, volatile storage that is used as the main memory in computer systems. The most widely used form of RAM for the main memory is dynamic RAM (DRAM).
English: Size comparison between VY Canis Majoris and Earth (via the Sun) by zooming in three times. The colours of the stars have been chosen based roughly on their surface temperatures.nglish: Size comparison between VY Canis Majoris and Earth (via the Sun) by zooming in three times. The colours of the stars have been chosen based roughly on their surface temperatures.
In the article What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way? on universetoday.com author Matt Williams reveals the interesting facts about the Canis Major Dwarf galaxy. Many have thought that the Andromeda galaxy was the closest to the Milky Way, but it is the closest spiral galaxy. The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is about 25,000 light years from Earth meaning that this galaxy is closer to the solar system than we are to the center of the Milky Way.