Galaxy (disambiguation) explained

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 containing the Earth's Sun, often referred to as just "The Galaxy"

People with the name

• 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 Game, the second known coin-operated computer or video game, 1971
• Galaxy (video game), a 1981 computer game from Avalon Hill
• 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
• The Galaxy (The Milky Way), a 1929 novel by Susan Ertz
• , a 2022 graphic novel by Jadzia Axelrod

Music

Music businesses

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

Groups

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

Albums, EPs, and soundtracks

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

Songs

• "Galaxies" (song), by synthpop band Owl City
• "Galaxy" (Buck-Tick song), 2009
• "Galaxy" (Jessica Mauboy song), featuring Stan Walker, 2011
• "Galaxy" (Dannii Minogue song), released in 2017
• "Galaxy Song" by Monty Python

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

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

• Galaxy Express 999, a manga
• Galaxy National Book Awards, formerly the Galaxy British Book Awards
  • Galaxy Novels, their publishing venture

Brands and enterprises

• 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
• Cineplex Entertainment (formerly Galaxy Entertainment, Inc.), Canadian cinema chain
• 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

• 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

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

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.
• The galaxy of a hyperreal number in mathematical non-standard analysis

See also

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