astronomical information
the universe
the universe is a huge wide open space that holds everything from the smallest particle to biggest galaxy.
the galaxy
Galaxy contains stars, gas and dust which are held together as a group by gravity. galaxies are named according to their shapes of spiral and elliptical. the galaxy we live in the milky way, is a spiral galaxy
the milky way galaxy
the milky way galaxy is over 100,000 light years wide. it is called by spiral galaxy because it has long arms which spin around like a giant pin wheel. our sun is a star in one of the arms.
nebula
nebula is a gigantic cloud of dust and gas, mainly of hydrogen and helium gases. our sun originated from a nebula some 4600 million years ago.
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