Milky Way

The Milky Way galaxy is explorable once you get control of the SSV Normandy and you gain access to the Galaxy Map. The Galaxy Map is located in the center of the Normandy's command deck. Their are four levels of the map. The four levels are Galaxy, Cluster, System and Planetary. Through this map you will be able to explore countless Planets, Space stations and Asteroid Fields that have various objectives.

Planets are massive celestial bodies that orbit a star or stellar remnant. They are of many different sizes and compositions. Planets may have natural satellites (moons) and may or may not be inhabited. Some planets in Mass Effect can only be scanned from space and not landed upon. Travel from planet to planet requires use of the Galaxy Map.

The Milky Way

Items marked with a * are generic and can be scanned but not landed on.

Argos Rho

Hydra

Varmalus

• Phoenix
  • Carbonaceous Asteroid*
  • Patashi
  • Sylsalto
  • Tuntau
  • Vebinok

Armstrong Nebula

• Gagarin
  • Antirumgon
  • Junthor
  • Pressha
  • Rayingri
  • Sogelrus
• Grissom - Unlocked as part of UNC: Geth Incursions
  • Benda
  • Notanban
  • Solcrum
  • Rocky Asteroid*
  • Zaherux
• Hong
  • Casbin
  • Matar
  • Pomal
  • Theshaca
  • Treagir
• Tereshkova
  • Antibaar
  • Hunsalra
  • Mawinor
  • Patamalrus
  • Solmarlon
  • Thegeuse
  • Carbonaceous Asteroid*
• Vamshi
  • Almos
  • Maji
  • Pregel

Artemis Tau

• Athens
  • Circe
  • Nausicaa
  • Pharos
  • Proteus
  • Salamis
• Knossos
  • Archanes
  • Armeni
  • Metallic Asteroid*
  • Phaistos
  • Therum
  • Zakros
• Macedon
  • Metallic Asteroid*
  • Fargeluse
  • Patavig
  • Porolan
  • Sharjila
• Sparta - Unlocked as part of UNC: Missing Marines
  • Alsages
  • Altaaya
  • Asteroid Cluster*
  • Edolus
  • Ontamalca
  • Tremanre

Attican Beta

• Hercules
• Theseus
  • Logan
  • Feros
  • Quana
  • Sytau

Exodus Cluster

• Utopia

Gemini Sigma

Han

• Unlocked as part of UNC: Hostile Takeover

Paravin

• Survey for Matriarch's writings as part of UNC: Asari Writings

Mavigon

• Land on as part of UNC: Hostile Takeover

Patatanlis

• Survey for Beryllium as part of UNC: Valuable Minerals

Hades Gamma

Dis

• Unlocked as part of UNC: Hostile Takeover

Nearrum

• Survey for Titanium as part of UNC Valuable Minerals

Klensal

• Land on as part of UNC: Hostile Takeover

Metallic Asteroid*

• Survey for Lithium as part of UNC Valuable Minerals

Raysha

• Survey for Turian Insignia as part of UNC: Turian Insignias

Hawking Eta

• Century

Horse Head Nebula

• Pax
• Strenuus - Unlocked as part of UNC: Privateers
  • Yunthorl
  • Antitarra
  • Trelyn
  • MSV Majesty
  • Xawin
  • Thesalgon

Kepler Verge

• Newton
  • Juncro
  • Klencory
  • Ontarom
  • Sesmose
• Herschel

Local Cluster

• Sol
  • Mercury
  • Venus
  • Earth
    • Luna
  • Mars
  • Jupiter
  • Saturn
  • Uranus
  • Neptune
  • Pluto
    • Charon - not on the map, included for background.

Serpent Nebula

• Widow
  • Citadel

Voyager Cluster

Yangtze

• Unlocked as part of UNC: Cerberus

Binthu

• Can land on

Dregir

• Survey for Beryllium as part of UNC: Valuable Minerals

Alrumter

• Survey for Prothean data disc as part of UNC: Prothean Data Discs

Patajiri

• Survey for Thorium as part of UNC: Valuable Minerals

Columbia

• Unlocked as part of UNC: Hades' Dogs

{{Nepheron]]

• Land on as part of UNC: Hades' Dogs

Ontaheter

• Survey for Samarium as part of UNC: Valuable Minerals

Gromar

• Survey for League of One medallion as part of UNC: Locate Signs of Battle