How Many Galaxies Are There?
Astronomers estimate that there are most likely more than one hundred billion (100,000,000,000) galaxies in the universe! [1]
WOW, that is a lot!
And just think, our own Milky Way Galaxy contains at least two hundred billion stars!
The biggest galaxies contain around Ten Trillion Stars.[1]
The smallest galaxies contain around Ten Million Stars.[1]
Next:
- Look at super neat photos of Galaxies.
- Become a galaxy hunter from the comfort of your own computer!
The warped Milky Way. Image credit:NASA/APOD
References:
[1] Clark, Stuart. (2008) Deep Space: The Universe from the Beginning, Quercus Publishing Plc. pp10, ISBN 13: 978-1-84724-405-5.
