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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), literally 'milky', a reference to the Milky Way galaxy that contains the Solar System
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
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
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What Is a Galaxy? - Scientific American In modern times, though, we use “galaxy” more generically to refer to any large system of stars, gas, dust and dark matter, all held together by their mutual gravity
Galaxies—facts and information | National Geographic Galaxies are sprawling systems of dust, gas, dark matter, and anywhere from a million to a trillion stars that are held together by gravity Nearly all large galaxies are thought to also
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
What Is a Galaxy? | NASA Space Place – NASA Science for Kids What Is a Galaxy? The Short Answer: A galaxy is a huge collection of gas, dust, and billions of stars and their solar systems, all held together by gravity We live on a planet called Earth that is part of our solar system But where is our solar system? It’s a small part of the Milky Way Galaxy
Galaxy - Elliptical, Spiral, Irregular | Britannica Learn about the three general types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular Almost all current systems of galaxy classification are outgrowths of the initial scheme proposed by the American astronomer Edwin Hubble in 1926
Milky Way - Wikipedia The Milky Way or Milky Way Galaxy[c] is the galaxy that includes the Solar System, with the name describing the galaxy's appearance from Earth: a hazy band of light seen in the night sky formed from stars in other arms of the galaxy, which are so far away that they cannot be individually distinguished by the naked eye The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy with a D 25 isophotal diameter