Types of galaxies

Surprisingly, over the course of most of humanity's existence, we had no idea that other galaxies even existed. All we could see was our own little corner of the universe. It wasn't until the early 1900's that the nature of the so-called "Andromeda nebula" was discerned. Edwin Hubble settled the galaxy vs. nebula debate in 1925, […]

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So much about galaxies remains a mystery. We know what they're made of and that we live in one (the Milky Way), but how many galaxies are in the universe?

Ready for liftoff? Take to the starry skies with this worksheet that explores the three basic types of galaxies.

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Galaxies are another fantastic follow up to the first great lesson. Since galaxies are incredibly beautiful, I wasn't satisfied with p...