The Milky Way is a barred spiral galaxy that contains our solar system.

Andromeda is the closest major galaxy to our own, located about 2.5 million light-years away.

Our galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy, which means it has a central bulge surrounded by a disk of stars and gas.

Our galaxy is about 100,000 light-years in diameter.

Our galaxy is estimated to contain about 200 billion stars.

Our galaxy is estimated to have a mass of about 1 trillion solar masses.

Our galaxy is estimated to be about 13.6 billion years old.

Our galaxy is expected to eventually die as its stars run out of fuel and collapse.

Our galaxy is located in the Virgo Supercluster, which is the largest known supercluster in the universe.

The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is the closest galaxy to us, located about 25,000 light-years away.

GN-z11 is the farthest galaxy from us, located about 13.4 billion light-years away.

IC 1101 is the largest galaxy in the universe, with a diameter of about 6 million light-years.

Segue 1 is the smallest galaxy in the universe, with a diameter of only about 100 light-years.

M87 is the most massive galaxy in the universe, with a mass of about 6.6 trillion solar masses.

Segue 1 is the least massive galaxy in the universe, with a mass of only about 100,000 solar masses.