A galaxy is any of the systems of stars and interstellar matter that make up the universe. Many such assemblages are so enormous that they contain hundreds of billions of stars. Galaxies usually exist in clusters, some of which measure hundreds of millions of light-years across

Galaxies are sprawling systems of dust, gas, dark matter, and anywhere from a million to a trillion stars that are held together by gravity. Nearly all large galaxies are thought to also contain supermassive black holes at their centers. In our own galaxy, the Milky Way, the sun is just one of about 100 to 400 billion stars that spin around Sagittarius A*, a supermassive black hole that contains as much mass as four million suns.

The Universe is all of space including everything that exists. Our planet, all other planets in existence, stars, and galaxies are all part of the universe. It was born more than thirteen billion years ago in the Big Bang. Scientists say that it is at least ten billion light-years in diameter. In this sense, the Universe means the Cosmos. The Universe is all time and space, i.e., spacetime. It includes all the galaxies, stars, planets, moons, and all other forms of energy and matter.

Science is the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment.