10 Interesting Fact About Galaxies

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• There are more than 100 billion galaxies in the universe seen from Earth.
• The Milky Way, the galaxy where we live, has a diameter of about 100,000 light years.
• The largest galaxy known as IC 1101 and has a diameter of about 6 million light years.
• Spiral -shaped galaxies such as the Milky Way have a spiral arm formed from dust and gas clouds.
• There are galaxies that look like sunrise or sunset, called sunset galaxies.
• Most galaxies have supermasi -black holes in their center.
• Elliptical galaxies have a more round shape and tend not to have a spiral arm.
• Irregular galaxy can be formed due to a collision between several galaxies.
• There are galaxies that look like fork or branched hands, called branched galaxies.
• Galaxy can affect the surrounding environment, including producing new stars and planets.