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So somehow a galaxy that spans tens of thousands of light-years is intimately related to what is, in effect, a microscopic dot at its center.

Our galaxy, the Milky Way, has hundreds of billions of stars.

On an even grander scale, it’s tempting to imagine life physically exchanging informational algorithms across an entire galaxy.

In particular, our measurement of the current rate of expansion of the universe is about 10 percent lower than the value found using direct methods of measuring distances to nearby galaxies.

The filament looks magnetized throughout, not just near the galaxy clusters that are moving toward each other from either end.

Compare that to Guardians of the Galaxy which opened in Korea on July 31.

Pratt, of course, just exploded with Guardians of the Galaxy and the upcoming lead in Jurassic World.

He says he has yet to experience any negative feedback from the galaxy of Whovians.

These black holes are a type known as quasars: extremely massive objects that emit more light than the rest of the galaxy.

Xiaomi smartphones and Samsung Galaxy tablets captured photos of the warplanes in action before the shots were uploaded to Weibo.

What are a few paltry, lumps of crystallised carbon compared to a galaxy of a million million suns?

At the southern end there is a large gallery, overshadowing the noisiest galaxy of Sunday infants we ever encountered.

To this galaxy of artistic talent I have yet to add Habeneck, who conducted the orchestra.

It was Etruria that produced not only Dante, but also a galaxy of great men such as no other part of Europe has presented.

Knowing this distance from experience, they were able to calculate the diameter of this galaxy.

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On this page you'll find 10 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to galaxy, such as: elliptical galaxy, irregular galaxy, island universe, milky way, spiral galaxy, and star cluster.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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