A diagram which shows the many types of galaxies and their special names
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Galaxies - Star Cities
When we look up at the night sky, we notice that there are many stars
in our sky. Stars must like to live together in star cities -
galaxies. Our city of stars is called the
Milky Way, and it is home to
100 billion stars, including the Sun. The stars stay together because
of the force of gravity. There are as many other galaxies in our
universe as there are stars in our Galaxy!
Galaxies come in different shapes and sizes. They can be circular or
shaped like an egg (elliptical), or appear as
pretty pinwheels (spirals).
Some galaxies don't seem to fit into these groups, so they are called
irregulars.
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