A galaxy is an astronomical system that consists of a large number of stars and other matter.

Galaxy may also refer to:

Astronomy

  • The Milky Way, the galaxy which contains Earth's sun, often referred to as just "The Galaxy"

People with the name

  • Galaxy Craze (born 1970), novelist and actor
  • Jackson Galaxy (born 1966), cat behaviorist and TV host
  • Kaokor Galaxy (born 1959), a Thai boxer and Khaosai's twin brother
  • Khaosai Galaxy (born 1959), a Thai boxer and Kaokor's twin brother

Arts, entertainment, and media

Games

  • Galaxy (video game), a 1981 computer game from Avalon Hill
  • Galaxy Game, the second known coin-operated computer or video game, 1971
  • Star Wars Galaxies, a 2003 online game
  • Super Mario Galaxy, a 2007 video game
  • Super Mario Galaxy 2, its sequel

Literature

  • Galaxies, a 1980 book by Timothy Ferris
  • Galaxy: The Prettiest Star, a 2022 graphic novel by Jadzia Axelrod
  • The Galaxy ( The Milky Way), a 1929 novel by Susan Ertz

Music

Music businesses

  • Galaxy Records, record label
  • Galaxy Studios, a multi-complex recording studio and post-production facility in Mol, Belgium

Groups

  • Galaxy (U.K. funk soul group), a 1980s funk soul band including Phil Fearon
  • Galaxy, a 2000s band including Emma McKenna and Katie Stelmanis
  • The Galaxy, a Dutch anonym duo that produces future bass on Yellow Claw's record label Barong Family

Albums, EPs, and soundtracks

  • Galaxies, a soundtrack by Kevin Braheny for the Hansen Planetarium show
  • Galaxies, an album by The Digital Age
  • Galaxy (Jeff Lorber Fusion album), 2012
  • Galaxy (Rockets album), 1980
  • Galaxy (War album)
  • The Galaxy, an EP by the Axe Murder Boyz

Songs

  • "Galaxies" (song), by synthpop act Owl City
  • "Galaxy Song" by Monty Python
  • "Galaxy" (Buck-Tick song), 2009
  • "Galaxy" (Dannii Minogue song), released in 2017
  • "Galaxy" (Jessica Mauboy song), featuring Stan Walker, 2011
  • "Galaxy", a 2022 song by JID from The Forever Story
  • "Galaxy", a 2020 song by Taeyeon from What Do I Call You

Periodicals

  • Galaxy Science Fiction, American magazine published between 1950 and 1980, with a brief revival in 1994
  • The Galaxy (magazine), a 19th-century American monthly

Radio

  • Galaxy Birmingham, UK FM/DAB radio station
  • Galaxy Communications, a radio broadcasting company based in New York
  • Galaxy Digital, UK DAB radio station
  • Galaxy Manchester, UK FM/DAB radio station
  • Galaxy North East, UK FM/DAB radio station
  • Galaxy Scotland, UK FM/DAB radio station
  • Galaxy South Coast, UK FM/DAB radio station
  • Galaxy Yorkshire, UK FM/DAB radio station
  • The Galaxy Network, British radio network

Television

  • Galaxy (Australian television), broadcaster
  • Galaxy (UK TV channel), channel of British Satellite Broadcasting
  • Galaxy High, a 1986 American-Japanese science fiction animated series
  • Galaxy Television (Nigeria)

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

  • Galaxy (sculpture), an outdoor sculpture by Alexander Liberman
  • Galaxy Express 999, a manga
  • Galaxy National Book Awards, formerly the Galaxy British Book Awards
  • Galaxy Novels, their publishing venture
  • The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a 2026 animated film

Brands and enterprises

  • Cineplex Entertainment (formerly Galaxy Entertainment, Inc.), Canadian cinema chain
  • Galaxy (chocolate), a brand of milk chocolate
  • Galaxy Entertainment Group, a hotels and casinos operator in Macau
  • Galaxy Research, an Australian market-research company
  • Galaxy Theatres, a US-based chain of movie theaters
  • Samsung Galaxy, line of mobile computing devices

Sports

  • Frankfurt Galaxy (ELF), an American-rules football team
  • Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe), a defunct American-rules football team
  • LA Galaxy, an American soccer (football) club in Major League Soccer
  • The Galaxy (ATC), an Australian horse race
  • TS Galaxy F.C., a South African soccer (football) club

Technology

  • Galaksija (computer), build-it-yourself home computer designed in 1983
  • Galaxy (computational biology), a scientific workflow and data integration system
  • Galaxy (satellite), a family of communications satellites operated by Intelsat
  • Galaxy (spacecraft), a space station prototype
  • Galaxy, the code name for the Sun Microsystems' SPARCserver 600MP series of computers

Transportation

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Aviation

  • C-5 Galaxy, a military cargo airplane
  • Galaxy Airlines (disambiguation)
  • Gulfstream G200, also known as IAI 1126 Galaxy, a twin-engine business jet

Land transport

  • Dawes Galaxy, a bicycle
  • Ford Galaxy, a motor vehicle
  • Geely Galaxy, Chinese electric vehicle marque

Ships

  • , a cruiseferry operated by Silja Line
  • , offshore home of 1960s pirate radio station Wonderful Radio London
  • MV Galaxy, a former Celebrity Cruises ship now named Marella Explorer
  • , a US Navy ship

Other uses

  • Galaxy (shopping centre), in Szczecin, Poland
  • Galaxy Towers, a waterfront condominium complex in Guttenberg, New Jersey, U.S.

See also

  • Galactic (disambiguation)
  • Galax (disambiguation)
  • Galaxi
  • Galaxia (disambiguation)
  • Galaxian (disambiguation)
  • Galaxie (disambiguation)
  • Gallaxy (musician)