Galaxy | Science for Kids

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The Milky Way has somewhere between 100 and 400 billion stars.

And the Milky Way is just one galaxy.

There are at least two trillion galaxies in the observable universe.

In this video, we break down what a galaxy actually is, the three main shapes they come in, how big the Milky Way is, and our nearest galaxy neighbor.

What you'll learn:

- What a galaxy is and what holds it together

- The three types of galaxies

- spiral, elliptical, and irregular

- How big the Milky Way is and how long it takes our Sun to orbit the center

- How the Andromeda Galaxy is heading toward us

- The Greek word behind "galaxy,"

- Edwin Hubble's discovery

TIMESTAMPS

0:21 - How many galaxies are out there?

0:51- What is a galaxy?

1:33 - Three types of galaxies

2:38 - How big is the Milky Way?

3:16 - Our galaxy's neighbors

2:22 - Fun Facts about Galaxies