Galaxies Explained For Kids 🌌
Huge collections of stars, gas, and dust.
Learning Objectives
- Explain what a galaxy is
- Name the three main types of galaxies
- Identify which galaxy we live in
- Describe how many stars a galaxy can contain
❓What Is a Galaxy?
A galaxy is a massive collection of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter, all held together by gravity. Galaxies can contain anywhere from a few million to over a trillion stars!
🌌Our Home Galaxy:
We live in the Milky Way, a spiral galaxy containing our entire solar system, plus hundreds of billions of other stars.
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Types of Galaxies
New Moon → Waxing Crescent → First Quarter → Waxing Gibbous → Full Moon → Waning Gibbous → Last Quarter → Waning Crescent.
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Scientists estimate there could be over a trillion galaxies — far too many to ever count individually.
Most large galaxies, including our own Milky Way, are thought to have a supermassive black hole at their center.
A few, like the Andromeda Galaxy, can be seen as a faint smudge with just your eyes on a clear, dark night.