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spiral galaxy

noun as in a galaxy in spiral structure

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Interstellar gas and dust coalesce in the rotation of a spiral galaxy, promoting star formation along its arms.

The mass of the black hole is also correlated to the stellar mass of a spiral galaxy's central bulge, or the overall mass of an elliptical galaxy.

Euclid’s view of the nearby spiral galaxy IC 342 highlights the telescope’s piercing gaze.

The telescope snapped pictures of a relatively close spiral galaxy that is a ringer for our own Milky Way.

Prior to their venture, they were once two normal massive stars that formed a binary system in their home spiral galaxy.

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

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