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Where in the galaxy is earth found?
Our Milky Way galaxy has a center that is thick with stars, and then a number of spiral arms like curved octopus arms. Earth is located about 3/4 of the way out on one of these arms.
What galaxy is shaped like a wheel with curved arms?
spiral like ours: the milky way
Is an Sab galaxy a type of spiral galaxy?
Yes, a SBC galaxy is a type of a spiral galaxy. The have loosely bounded arms.
What type of galaxy has flattened arms that extends outward from central nucleus?
it is called a spiral galaxy
What galaxy looks like a spiral galaxy?
It looks similar to a toy pinwheel, with concentrations of stars along curved arms that would be the vanes of the pinwheel. (see the related image link below)
What type of galaxy has bulging middles and wispy arms?
A Spiral galaxy with a central bulge [See related question]
What is the makeup of a spiral galaxy?
A galaxy that looks like a giant pinwheel spinning through the void of space; has a central nucleus that resembles a flattened ball, to which are attached long, curved arms, and contains large amounts of gas and dust.
What is the type of galaxy that has a nucleus of bright stars with arms that circles around it?
All types of galaxies have a core with a high star density. All galaxies with "arms" are called Spiral Galaxies, of which there are sub-types related to the shape of the arms.
A galaxy with a bulge at its center and spiral arms?
This type of galaxy is categorized as a spiral galaxy. The bulge at the center contains older stars, while the spiral arms consist of younger stars and gas and dust regions where new star formation occurs. The Milky Way is an example of a galaxy with a bulge and spiral arms.
What kind of galaxy has arms of gas and dust?
Elliptical galaxies.
What is the name of a galaxy with winding arms called?
A spiral galaxy.
What does the Andromeda galaxy look like?
The Andromeda galaxy is a spiral galaxy, similar in shape to our own Milky Way galaxy. It is made up of a bright central bulge surrounded by a disk of gas, dust, and stars that spiral out in curved arms. From Earth, it appears as a fuzzy patch of light in the night sky.
