Month: July 2025

MAGELLANIC CLOUDS – Two irregular satellite galaxies of the Milky Way: the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.

DWARF GALAXIES – Small galaxies that orbit larger ones, making up most of the Local Group.

TRIANGULUM GALAXY (M33) – The third-largest major galaxy in the Local Group, located near Andromeda.

MILKY WAY GALAXY – The second-largest galaxy in the Local Group, home to our Solar System.

ANDROMEDA GALAXY (M31) – The largest galaxy in the Local Group, on a collision course with the Milky Way.

LOCAL GROUP – A small galaxy cluster containing the Milky Way, Andromeda, and over 50 other galaxies.

GALAXY QUENCHING – The process by which star formation slows down or stops in a galaxy.

ENVIRONMENTAL EFFECTS ON GALAXIES – How a galaxy’s surroundings, including clusters, impact its evolution.

DARK MATTER HALO GROWTH – The gradual accumulation of dark matter shaping galaxy structure.