We live in a galaxy called the Milky Way. Read this article to learn about the types and nature of galaxies.
Galaxies are huge groups of stars, gas, dust and space materials.
These groups form when gas, dust and stars are pulled together by a magnetic core. Our galaxy, the Milky way, is a spiral galaxy. Elliptical Galaxies Elliptical galaxies have a spherical or elliptic shape, and maintain this shape as they move through space. They contain groups of old stars, and little bits of gas and dust. Some elliptical galaxies resemble nebula, or large clouds of gas, because they are so old.