The Milky Way as a Cosmic System: A Lao-Yang Cosmology Perspective

The Milky Way is not merely a collection of stars but a self-organizing cosmic system that generates nested structures in strict hierarchical order. In the framework of 《老-杨创世纪宇宙观》, the galaxy is Dao made manifest, producing the solar system (One), Earth (Two), the Moon (Three), and ultimately all life and civilization (All). Modern astrophysics—galactic dynamics, star formation, and planetary accretion—supports this hierarchy, showing that galaxies function as entropy-managing, adaptive systems capable of long-term stability and evolution. This paper presents a scientific and philosophical framework connecting galactic astrophysics with Lao-Yang cosmology. Keywords: Milky Way, self-organization, hierarchical cosmology, Lao-Yang Genesis, Dao, solar system, Earth, Moon, life, civilization.