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What percentage of stars in the sky are actually galaxies?

Answer 1

Lydia Allen

100

The stars are components of galaxies, just like our Sun is in the Milky Way galaxy.

Systems of stars within galaxies include binaries, triads, constellations, clusters,

Radio telescopes have identified seemingly single farthest groups as clusters.

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Answer 2

Elena Antonova

Approximately 100% of stars in the sky are part of galaxies. This is because individual stars are components of galaxies, which are massive collections of stars, gas, dust, and dark matter. Therefore, all stars visible in the night sky belong to one galaxy or another.

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