Galactic bulge

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In astronomy, a galactic bulge (or simply bulge) is a tightly packed group of stars within a larger star formation. The term almost exclusively refers to the group of stars found near the center of most spiral galaxies.

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Image: ESO/NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Kornmesser/R. Hurt, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.