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galaxy

[gal-uhk-see] / ˈgæl ək si /


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"We are all working together to solve the astrophysics questions about how these black holes get their fuel and how they interact with their host galaxy."

From Science Daily Jul. 18, 2026

The books take place in a galaxy where space travel is fast and many people live in indentured servitude to giant corporations.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 15, 2026

ARLINGTON, Texas — In a World Cup boasting a galaxy of stars, a lunch-bucket team of blue-collar everymen may wind up outshining them all.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Their faint light is also easily confused with that of much closer stars in our own galaxy.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

To their surprise, they found an intense and previously unreported source that seemed to correspond to no prominent star, nebula or galaxy.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

At the same time, matter has organized itself into increasingly elaborate structures, from galaxies and stars to planets and living organisms.

From Science Daily Jul. 21, 2026

In simple terms, heavier dark matter particles gradually drift toward the centers of galaxies, while lighter particles spread outward over time.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

It cannot be seen or touched, yet its gravitational influence helps shape galaxies and the large scale structure of the universe.

From Science Daily Jul. 14, 2026

For decades, astronomers have searched for the universe's earliest quasars because they preserve valuable information about how the first galaxies and supermassive black holes came into existence.

From Science Daily Jul. 9, 2026

General relativity holds sway in the realm of the very, very big: the most massive objects in the universe, such as stars, solar systems, and galaxies.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife




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