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| galaxy |
a collection of billions of stars and other matter held together by gravity. Our planet Earth and the sun belong to the Milky Way galaxy. They are only tiny parts of this galaxy. |
| Milky Way |
The Milky Way is the name of the galaxy that contains our planet Earth, the sun, and our solar system. A galaxy is a huge collection of stars and other objects in space. Our sun is just one of the stars of our galaxy. |
| Sagittarius |
a constellation between Scorpio and Capricorn, in the brightest part of the Milky Way. Sagittarius is also called the Archer. [1/3 definitions] |
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