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A large group of stars, gas, dust, and other bodies that are bound together gravitationally. Our Milky Way is a galaxy. Most galaxies are one of three types: spiral galaxies, elliptical galaxies, and irregular galaxies.

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Sharper Image of Galaxy with VLASSmore_horiz
ALMA images of rotating galaxies on a background from the Hubble Space Telescope
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VLA Gives New Insight Into Galaxy Cluster’s Spectacular “Mini-Halo”more_horiz
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Data Visualization with Blendermore_horiz
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