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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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Animation of Complex A Crashing into Milky Way’s Halo
Animation of Complex A Crashing into Milky Way’s Halomore_horiz
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