A group of nearby galaxies, clearly visible in a planet's night sky.
"Irregular" galaxies, before the game loads the spiral galaxy images.
There are many galaxies that can be seen in the background view of the main menu of Spore, and also in the background of the Space Stage and in the night (and sometimes daytime) sky of most planets. They cannot be visited and are only for decoration. However, in the main menu, spaceships can sometimes be seen leaving the Spore Galaxy to elsewhere or arriving in the Spore Galaxy from elsewhere. This may be eye candy, or it may have hinted towards a possibility to leave the Spore Galaxy in a future patch or expansion pack which never materialized.
The nearby galaxies appear to all be purple five-armed spiral galaxies like the Spore Galaxy, but sometimes with slight differences such as having blurrier arms or being a slightly different color. In addition, some of the galaxies appear to be in in collision with others.