Galaxies tend to appear in groups. Our part of the universe has a group of galaxies called the Local Group. Our home galaxy, the Milky Way, is one member of this Local Group. The Local group is a collection of two dozen or so galaxies which are gravitationally bound to each other. Most are small, either dwarf ellipticals or irregulars. Only a few of the members are spiral galaxies, the most notable being the Great Galaxy in Andromeda. This near-twin of the Milky way is more two million light years distant. Another spiral in the group is the relatively small galaxy called M33 in Triangulum. Let’s take a 3D tour of the Local Group. Beyond the Local Group, there is the rest of the universe. We have known for almost one hundred years now that the universe is expanding. But, if space is in fact getting bigger, what was there in the beginning? How did it start?