galaxy

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Instead, it formed in a nearby companion galaxy and later moved into the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead, it formed in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way's largest companion galaxy, and later migrated into our galaxy billions of years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The star did not originate in our galaxy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

These quasars can shine so intensely that they outshine their entire host galaxy.

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The third reason we haven’t had any tourists is that even if life has developed on a number of planets within our galaxy, there’s probably little likelihood they’d be interested in us.

From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos