{"id":56108,"date":"2023-08-01T13:15:32","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T11:15:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/?p=56108"},"modified":"2023-08-23T10:19:39","modified_gmt":"2023-08-23T08:19:39","slug":"quest-ce-quune-galaxie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/quest-ce-quune-galaxie\/","title":{"rendered":"Qu&rsquo;est-ce qu&rsquo;une galaxie ?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"chapo\">Les galaxies&#8230; Tout le monde en r\u00eave, tout le monde en parle. Mais savez-vous vraiment ce qu&rsquo;est une galaxie&nbsp;?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-1024x987.jpeg\" alt=\"Une galaxie spirale barr\u00e9e dont on distingue bien les diff\u00e9rents bras (vue de face). \" class=\"wp-image-56135\" width=\"840\" height=\"809\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-1024x987.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-300x289.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-622x600.jpeg 622w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-1140x1099.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-750x723.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-570x550.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-368x355.jpeg 368w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-270x260.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_spirale_barree_credit_Nasa-1000x964.jpeg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>La galaxie spirale barr\u00e9e NGC6956.<\/strong><small> Cr\u00e9dit&nbsp;: Nasa\/Esa\/ D.&nbsp;Jones\/ G.&nbsp;Kober<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Une galaxie, tout comme notre galaxie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/quand-la-voie-lactee-enchante-nos-nuits\/\">la Voie lact\u00e9e<\/a>, est une immense structure cosmique qui rassemble en g\u00e9n\u00e9ral des centaines de milliards d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles et leurs plan\u00e8tes \u00e9ventuelles, des gaz et des poussi\u00e8res interstellaires. Sa coh\u00e9sion est assur\u00e9e par la gravitation. Sous l&rsquo;effet de cette m\u00eame force, les galaxies peuvent se rassembler en amas ou en superamas. Au total, la communaut\u00e9 scientifique a recens\u00e9 des centaines de milliards de galaxies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Quatre cat\u00e9gories de formes de galaxies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Les galaxies peuvent avoir des tailles vari\u00e9es, d&rsquo;environ 2&nbsp;000&nbsp;ann\u00e9es-lumi\u00e8re de diam\u00e8tre \u00e0 plus de 500&nbsp;000&nbsp;ann\u00e9es-lumi\u00e8re. Pour comparaison, la Voie lact\u00e9e avec ses 100&nbsp;\u00e0 400&nbsp;milliards d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles s&rsquo;\u00e9tend sur environ 100&nbsp;000&nbsp;ann\u00e9es-lumi\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chaque galaxie de l&rsquo;Univers appartient \u00e0 l&rsquo;une des quatre grandes cat\u00e9gories de formes&nbsp;: spirale, elliptique, particuli\u00e8re ou irr\u00e9guli\u00e8re.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Les galaxies spirales<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Les galaxies spirales sont faciles \u00e0 identifier. Elles ont une forme embl\u00e9matique de disque au centre duquel se trouve un bulbe ou noyau central. Celui-ci est constitu\u00e9 d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles g\u00e9n\u00e9ralement plus anciennes, et de lui partent plusieurs bras spiraux.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"986\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-1024x986.jpeg\" alt=\"Une galaxie spirale vue de face pour bien distinguer les diff\u00e9rents bras.\" class=\"wp-image-56133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-1024x986.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-300x289.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-623x600.jpeg 623w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-750x722.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-570x549.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-368x354.jpeg 368w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-270x260.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-1000x963.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxie_M74_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team.jpeg 1041w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>La galaxie spirale Messier&nbsp;74 (M74 ou NGC628).<\/strong> <small>Cr\u00e9dit&nbsp;: Nasa\/Esa\/The Hubble Heritage Team<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Une majorit\u00e9 des galaxies spirales sont dites \u00ab\u00a0barr\u00e9es\u00a0\u00bb.  En effet, elles poss\u00e8dent une bande d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles lin\u00e9aire en leur centre \u00e0 partir de laquelle \u00e9mergent les bras spiraux. Ainsi, la Voie lact\u00e9e est une galaxie spirale barr\u00e9e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Les galaxies elliptiques<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Les galaxies peuvent aussi \u00eatre de type elliptique. Avec leurs \u00e9toiles souvent vieilles qui tournent autour d&rsquo;un centre de gravit\u00e9 de mani\u00e8re al\u00e9atoire, elles ont une apparence ellipso\u00efdale ou sph\u00e9ro\u00efdale quel que soit l&rsquo;angle de vue. Elles peuvent atteindre des tailles \u00e9normes et pour les astrophysiciens, certaines seraient le r\u00e9sultat de la fusion de plusieurs galaxies.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t<div style=\"color: grey; font-size: 0.8em; text-align: center;\">La suite apr\u00e8s cette annonce<\/div>\t\t\t<div class=\"boxFocus\" style=\"padding-bottom: 8px; margin-bottom: 12px; border-radius: 0; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/boutique\/le-ciel-au-telescope\/?ref=middle\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ciel-au-telescope-1200x900-1.webp\" alt=\"visuel publicitaire livre le Ciel au t\u00e9lescope\" class=\"img-responsive\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 0.25em;\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/boutique\/le-ciel-au-telescope\/?ref=middle\">Le Ciel au t\u00e9lescope, le guide indispensable pour r\u00e9ussir vos observations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Les galaxies particuli\u00e8res<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Les galaxies particuli\u00e8res ont des propri\u00e9t\u00e9s inhabituelles li\u00e9es \u00e0 des interactions gravitationnelles avec d&rsquo;autres galaxies. Par exemple, les galaxies annulaires ont une forme d&rsquo;anneau autour d&rsquo;un centre galactique. Les galaxies lenticulaires ont quant \u00e0 elles des propri\u00e9t\u00e9s \u00e0 la fronti\u00e8re entre le type elliptique et le type spirale.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"536\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1024x536.jpg\" alt=\"Deux images c\u00f4te \u00e0 c\u00f4te : sur fond de ciel \u00e9toil\u00e9 \u00e0 gauche une galaxie en forme d'anneau autour d'un centre brillant jaune dor\u00e9 et \u00e0 droite une galaxie lenticulaire vue tr\u00e8s fine par la tranche.\" class=\"wp-image-56130\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-800x419.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1140x597.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-750x393.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-570x298.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-368x193.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-270x141.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1000x524.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>\u00c0 gauche la galaxie annulaire appel\u00e9e Objet de Hoag et \u00e0 droite la galaxie lenticulaire NGC5866.<\/strong><small> Cr\u00e9dit&nbsp;: Nasa\/The Hubble Heritage Team\/Esa<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Les galaxies irr\u00e9guli\u00e8res<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Enfin, toutes les galaxies qui ne sont pas spirales, elliptiques ou particuli\u00e8res sont dites irr\u00e9guli\u00e8res. Ce sont souvent des galaxies naines avec des tailles pouvant descendre jusqu&rsquo;\u00e0 1&nbsp;% de celle de la&nbsp;Voie lact\u00e9e. Elles sont constitu\u00e9es de 10&nbsp;millions \u00e0 un milliard d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles, principalement jeunes, en leur sein. La majorit\u00e9 des galaxies naines orbitent autour d&rsquo;une galaxie plus grande. Ainsi, la Voie lact\u00e9e poss\u00e8de au moins une douzaine de&nbsp;galaxies satellites&nbsp;naines, dont les deux&nbsp;Nuages de Magellan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Activit\u00e9 dans les galaxies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>C&rsquo;est au sein des galaxies que se forment les \u00e9toiles, \u00e0 partir du gaz froid issu de&nbsp;nuages mol\u00e9culaires g\u00e9ants. Or, dans certaines galaxies, le taux de formation d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles est astronomique. Ce sont des galaxies dites \u00ab\u00a0\u00e0 sursauts de formation d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles\u00a0\u00bb ou <em>starburst<\/em>. En g\u00e9n\u00e9ral, elles fonctionnent \u00e0 plein r\u00e9gime une dizaine de millions d&rsquo;ann\u00e9es seulement, car sinon elles \u00e9puiseraient leurs r\u00e9serves de gaz tr\u00e8s rapidement. \u00c0 ce jour, les galaxies \u00ab\u00a0\u00e0 sursauts de formation d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles\u00a0\u00bb contribueraient pour environ 15&nbsp;% du taux de formation d&rsquo;\u00e9toiles total de l&rsquo;Univers. Les <em>starburst <\/em>sont souvent associ\u00e9es \u00e0 des&nbsp;galaxies en interaction&nbsp;ou en fusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M82_Galaxie_du_cigare_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team.jpeg\" alt=\"Galaxie starburst \u00e0 tr\u00e8s fort taux de formation d'\u00e9toiles vue de c\u00f4t\u00e9 en couleurs bleu et rouge. \" class=\"wp-image-56148\" width=\"840\" height=\"654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M82_Galaxie_du_cigare_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team.jpeg 985w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M82_Galaxie_du_cigare_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-300x234.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M82_Galaxie_du_cigare_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-770x600.jpeg 770w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M82_Galaxie_du_cigare_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-750x585.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M82_Galaxie_du_cigare_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-570x444.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M82_Galaxie_du_cigare_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-368x287.jpeg 368w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M82_Galaxie_du_cigare_credit_Nasa_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-270x211.jpeg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 840px) 100vw, 840px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>La galaxie starburst M82, ou galaxie du Cigare, qui a r\u00e9cemment interagi avec la galaxie&nbsp;M81.<\/strong><small>&nbsp;Cr\u00e9dit&nbsp;: Nasa\/Esa\/The Hubble Heritage Team<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Il existe \u00e9galement des galaxies dites \u00ab\u00a0actives\u00a0\u00bb, dont une partie significative de l&rsquo;\u00e9nergie totale est \u00e9mise par des sources autres que les \u00e9toiles, la poussi\u00e8re ou le&nbsp;milieu interstellaire&#8230; Ces galaxies abritent un&nbsp;noyau actif&nbsp;compact en leur centre. Il s&rsquo;agit d&rsquo;une r\u00e9gion dont la&nbsp;luminosit\u00e9&nbsp;est beaucoup plus intense que la normale et qui correspondrait \u00e0 l&rsquo;accr\u00e9tion&nbsp;d&rsquo;un&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/trous-noirs-et-astres-exotiques\/#trounoir\">trou noir supermassif<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Les galaxies actives qui \u00e9mettent un rayonnement tr\u00e8s \u00e9nerg\u00e9tique sous forme de rayons&nbsp;X sont appel\u00e9es <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/trous-noirs-et-astres-exotiques\/#quasar\">quasars<\/a> ou <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/trous-noirs-et-astres-exotiques\/#galaxiedeseyfert\">galaxies de Seyfert<\/a>. Celles qui \u00e9mettent des ondes radio sont des <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/trous-noirs-et-astres-exotiques\/#radiogalaxie\">radiogalaxies<\/a>, et celles qui ont la particularit\u00e9 de pointer leurs jets vers la Terre sont appel\u00e9es blazars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"985\" height=\"975\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team.jpeg\" alt=\"En tout petit et tr\u00e8s lumineuse au milieu de l'image, la galaxie active M87 et son jet de particules tr\u00e8s \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques. \" class=\"wp-image-56156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team.jpeg 985w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-300x297.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-606x600.jpeg 606w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-750x742.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-570x564.jpeg 570w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-368x364.jpeg 368w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-270x267.jpeg 270w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-62x62.jpeg 62w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/M87_radiogalaxie_avec_jet_credit_Esa_The_Hubble_Heritage_Team-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 985px) 100vw, 985px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>La radiogalaxie elliptique M87 qui \u00e9met des jets de particules \u00e9nerg\u00e9tiques.<\/strong> <small>Cr\u00e9dit&nbsp;: Nasa\/Esa\/The Hubble Heritage Team<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-medium-font-size\">Galaxies remarquables<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Plusieurs galaxies ont le privil\u00e8ge d&rsquo;avoir un nom d&rsquo;usage en plus de leur num\u00e9ro d&rsquo;identification officiel, en raison d&rsquo;une ou plusieurs sp\u00e9cificit\u00e9s qui les rendent uniques. On citera par exemple les Nuages de Magellan mentionn\u00e9s plus haut, la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/fiche-observation\/la-galaxie-m31-aux-jumelles\/\">galaxie d&rsquo;Androm\u00e8de<\/a> &#8211;&nbsp;grande galaxie la plus proche de la Voie lact\u00e9e situ\u00e9e \u00e0 2,5&nbsp;millions d&rsquo;ann\u00e9es-lumi\u00e8re -, les galaxies des Antennes, la <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/fiche-observation\/m51-tourbillon-galactique\/\">galaxie du Tourbillon<\/a> ou encore la galaxie du Sombrero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Quatre galaxies diff\u00e9rentes : la galaxie d'Androm\u00e8de, les galaxies des Antennes, la galaxie du Tourbillon et la galaxie du Sombrero.\" class=\"wp-image-56199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-1140x1140.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-750x750.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-570x570.jpg 570w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-368x368.jpg 368w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-62x62.jpg 62w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/galaxies_annulaire_lenticulaire-1-1000x1000.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>La galaxie d&rsquo;Androm\u00e8de (en haut \u00e0 gauche), les galaxies des Antennes (en haut \u00e0 droite), la galaxie du Tourbillon (en bas \u00e0 gauche) et la galaxie du Sombrero.<\/strong><small> Cr\u00e9dit&nbsp;: CC BY 2.0\/CC BY 4.0<\/small><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Finalement, les galaxies sont le berceau des \u00e9toiles, mais il faut souligner que toutes les \u00e9toiles ne font pas partie des galaxies. Il existe en effet dans l&rsquo;Univers des \u00ab\u00a0\u00e9toiles en fuite\u00a0\u00bb qui ne sont plus li\u00e9es gravitationnellement \u00e0 leur galaxie initiale. Leur expulsion peut \u00eatre due soit \u00e0 des interactions entre galaxies, soit \u00e0 une rencontre rapproch\u00e9e avec astre tr\u00e8s massif comme par exemple un&nbsp;trou noir supermassif.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div style=\"margin-bottom: 18px;\">\t\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/boutique\/le-ciel-au-telescope\/?ref=bottom\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Ciel-au-telescope-1200x900-1.webp\" alt=\"visuel publicitaire livre le Ciel au t\u00e9lescope\" class=\"img-responsive\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 0em; margin-top: 0.25em;\"><strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stelvision.com\/astro\/boutique\/le-ciel-au-telescope\/?ref=bottom\">Le Ciel au t\u00e9lescope, le guide indispensable pour r\u00e9ussir vos observations<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Les galaxies&#8230; Tout le monde en r\u00eave, tout le monde en parle. 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