A galaxy is a huge collection of dust, gases and stars. Formed soon after the birth of a universe and held together, a galaxy is constantly voyaging through space. Galaxies vary in size. There are four different kinds of galaxies. There are Spiral, Barred Spiral, Elipitical and Irregular. My favorite one is Elipitical because it looks like a planet with rings. The Magellanic Clouds are the closest galaxies to us. They are about 200,000 light years …
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…Irregular- Some galaxies such as the large Megallanic are called irregular because they have no clear shape. 4. Spiral- Spiral Galaxies have a large flat disk with spiral arms that usually contain bright young stars. Therefore, galaxies can be very interesting. After all there are mysteries beyond our boundries, things happening beyond our visual capabilities, things that will be discovered in years to come. I for one am looking forward to new discoveries within our Universe.