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are the galaxies moving around in the universe along with the stars ?

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All the components of a galaxy (stars, planets, gas clouds etc.) are moving around its center which houses a supermassive black hole. The linear motion of a galaxy can be due to the gravitational attraction due to another galaxy.

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