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OCR: SPIRAL GALAXY A SPIRAL GALAXY is a disk-shaped .................................. galaxy that has a dense central nucleus with a small number of arms extending from its sides. Young stars and interstellar gas and dust particles are concentrated in the central nucleus and in the arms. The spiral is surrounded by a spherical halo containing older, cooler stars.