intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
ˌin-tər-gə-ˈlak-tik 
1
: situated in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
2
: of, relating to, or occurring in outer space
intergalactic battles
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Understanding them helps astronomers probe how black holes influence their host galaxies, regulating star formation and spreading matter and energy far into intergalactic space.
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The stars will all burn out; the corpses of these stars will radiate all their heat away and cool to absolute zero; the stellar remnants will gravitationally interact, ejecting the majority of objects into intergalactic space, while the few remaining black holes grow to enormous sizes.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
They’ll be joined by newcomers to the goofy intergalactic adventure, including Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
But these estimates are largely theoretical—no one has yet launched a sensor into intergalactic space and beamed back the result.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
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Sharmila Kuthunur, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2025
The stars will all burn out; the corpses of these stars will radiate all their heat away and cool to absolute zero; the stellar remnants will gravitationally interact, ejecting the majority of objects into intergalactic space, while the few remaining black holes grow to enormous sizes.
—Ethan Siegel, Big Think, 25 Sep. 2025
They’ll be joined by newcomers to the goofy intergalactic adventure, including Josh Gad, Keke Palmer, Lewis Pullman and Anthony Carrigan.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Sep. 2025
But these estimates are largely theoretical—no one has yet launched a sensor into intergalactic space and beamed back the result.
—IEEE Spectrum, 24 Sep. 2025
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intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
ˌint-ər-gə-ˈlak-tik
: located in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
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