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galaxy

[gal-uhk-see] / ˈgæl ək si /


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The newly detected stream is also located inside an ultra-diffuse galaxy, a type of galaxy that gives off very little light.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Because gravity determines the shape and motion of stellar streams, astronomers can study them to learn how mass is distributed throughout a galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

Although the research centers on just one galaxy, the method could eventually have much wider applications.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 23, 2026

One thing my dad understood that I think gets overlooked: “Star Trek” wasn’t going out into the galaxy to find aliens that looked different.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

We could see the swirl of the galaxy overhead.

From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon

The survey examined 29 massive stars spread across six local dwarf galaxies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Those measurements could ultimately improve models used to interpret the unusual early galaxies being observed by Webb.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

Because massive stars help control the gas available for future star formation, even changes occurring within individual stars can ultimately influence the development of entire galaxies.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

That work is becoming increasingly important as the James Webb Space Telescope, which launched in 2021, continues to uncover unexpectedly complex galaxies from the universe's early history.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026

It is from this singularity that all the matter and energy in the universe spewed forth, creating all the galaxies, stars, and planets that have ever—and will ever—exist.

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




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