How many galaxies are there in the Universe?

  • Galaxy comes from the Greek name for the galaxy we live in the Milky Way Galaxy- and has its origins in the Greek word for milk.

we don't know.Every time astronomers look into the Universe they discover more galaxies. Some parts of the Universe have not been looked at yet, and there are other parts that telescopes cannot see. The best estimate by astronomers is that there are at least 125 billion galaxies out there.