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A galaxy is a massive collection of stars, planets, dust, and gas bound by gravity, with the Milky Way being our home galaxy shaped like a spiral. There are three main types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular, each with distinct shapes. Galaxies can contain millions or billions of stars, and the universe holds more galaxies than can be counted.

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Notes - Galaxies

A galaxy is a massive collection of stars, planets, dust, and gas bound by gravity, with the Milky Way being our home galaxy shaped like a spiral. There are three main types of galaxies: spiral, elliptical, and irregular, each with distinct shapes. Galaxies can contain millions or billions of stars, and the universe holds more galaxies than can be counted.

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🌌 Galaxies

💫 What is a Galaxy?
●​ A galaxy is a huge group of stars, planets, dust, and gas held together by
gravity.​

●​ It is like a big space family with billions of stars, including our Sun.​

🌟 Our Galaxy – The Milky Way


●​ We live in a galaxy called the Milky Way.​

●​ It looks like a spiral with arms that spin around.​

🌠 Types of Galaxies
1.​ Spiral Galaxy – Like the Milky Way, it has arms that swirl around.​

2.​ Elliptical Galaxy – Shaped like a smooth oval or egg.​

3.​ Irregular Galaxy – No clear shape, looks messy or jumbled.​

📏 How Big Are Galaxies?


●​ Galaxies are huge! They can have millions or billions of stars.​

●​ The distance between galaxies is measured in light-years.​

🌍 Fun Fact:
●​ Our Sun is just one star in the Milky Way.​

●​ There are more galaxies in the universe than you can count!​
🔎 Key Vocabulary:
Word Meaning

Galaxy A big group of stars and planets

Gravity A force that pulls things together

Light-year Distance light travels in one year

Milky Way Our home galaxy

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