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- Galaxy - Wikipedia
A galaxy is a system of stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter bound together by gravity [1][2] The word is derived from the Greek galaxias (γαλαξίας), meaning 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System
- Galaxies - NASA Science
Galaxies consist of stars, planets, and vast clouds of gas and dust, all bound together by gravity The largest contain trillions of stars and can be more than a million light-years across The smallest can contain a few thousand stars and span just a few hundred light-years
- Galaxy | Definition, Formation, Types, Properties, Facts | Britannica
A galaxy is any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe Many such assemblages are so enormous that they contain hundreds of billions of stars Galaxies usually exist in clusters, some of which measure hundreds of millions of light-years across
- LA Galaxy
LA Galaxy: Spotlight, a dynamic new biweekly studio show hosted by longtime Galaxy radio broadcaster Joe Tutino, airs every other Thursday on FOX 11 Plus at 7:30 p m PT
- What is a Galaxy? - sciencenewstoday. org
A galaxy is one of the largest structures in the universe It is a gravitationally bound system made up of stars, planets, gas, dust, dark matter, and often mysterious phenomena such as black holes and energetic cosmic radiation
- What’s a galaxy? All you need to know about galaxies - EarthSky
A galaxy can contain hundreds of billions of stars and be many thousands of light-years across Our own galaxy, the Milky Way, is around 100,000 light-years in diameter
- What is a galaxy? - BBC Sky at Night Magazine
A galaxy is a concentration of millions or billions of stars, gas clouds and pockets of dust, all bound by gravity and swathed in a cocoon of mysterious dark matter
- Galaxy Types - NASA Science
Our Milky Way is one example of a broad class of galaxies defined by the presence of spiral arms These galaxies resemble giant rotating pinwheels with a pancake-like disk of stars and a central bulge or tight concentration of stars
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