galactic
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However, they do not behave quite like the active galactic nuclei astronomers observe in the nearby universe.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 17, 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
The new AI system was designed to search for the same types of flares across the entire sky, including locations far from galactic centers.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
The discovery marks the first time scientists have found an inactive black hole at such a great distance from a galactic core.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 6, 2026
Radio observations show two enormous clouds of hydrogen gas, enough to make millions of suns, plummeting out from the galactic core, as if a mild explosion happened there every now and then.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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