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ALL space and everything that is in it.
Universe ALL space and everything that is in it.
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Supercluster Virgo
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Our Cluster or Galaxy Group Local Group
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A giant structure that contains hundreds of billions of stars.
Galaxy A giant structure that contains hundreds of billions of stars.
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Spiral Galaxy A galaxy whose arms curve outward in a pinwheel pattern. Contains solar systems and nebulae (gas and dust). Our Galaxy: MILKY WAY
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Spiral Galaxy
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A galaxy shaped like a flattened ball, containing only old stars.
Elliptical Galaxy A galaxy shaped like a flattened ball, containing only old stars. Example: M87 galaxy
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Elliptical Galaxies
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Irregular Galaxy A galaxy that does not have a regular shape.
Example: The Large Magellanic Cloud
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Irregular Galaxy
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MILKY WAY the Earth's galaxy: the spiral galaxy to which Earth and its solar system belong
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Solar System Our star (Sun), the planets, many moons, and other small bodies that ALL travel around the Sun
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Solar System
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