galactic
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Dr Sharman said during the mission she was affected by radiation from outside the solar system, called galactic cosmic rays.
From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2026
But the wedding did not end with the eclipse as just after midnight and in the early hours of Thursday, they were treated to the galactic "fireworks" of the Perseid meteor shower.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
As a result, they can move through galactic outskirts without being noticed by telescopes on Earth.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Scientists have long predicted that some black holes could be displaced toward the outer regions of galaxies during galactic collisions and mergers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
A globular cluster of stars, orbiting the galactic core.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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