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a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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Recent Examples of galaxies
In a new study published on Monday in the Astrophysical Journal, researchers used computers to simulate the two dwarf galaxies’ 100-million-year-long collision.
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Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
Initially, some astronomers suggested the dots could be massive galaxies from the early universe, or black holes surrounded by dust.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Supermassive black holes and galaxies grow up together when it was created via a merger between two progenitor galaxies.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Here were poems that pinwheeled through galaxies with an array of strange speakers who were similarly devastated.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
In the centers of active galaxies, huge amounts of matter swirl around a central supermassive black hole, forming a dense rotating disk.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
After around a trillion years, total, have elapsed since the hot Big Bang, there won’t really be any galaxies left to view other than Milkdromeda, and the star-formation rate may be effectively zero, save for the rare merger of brown dwarfs that then cross the mass threshold to become stars.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Joseph Howlett, Scientific American, 19 Mar. 2026
Initially, some astronomers suggested the dots could be massive galaxies from the early universe, or black holes surrounded by dust.
—Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 17 Mar. 2026
Supermassive black holes and galaxies grow up together when it was created via a merger between two progenitor galaxies.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 17 Mar. 2026
The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2026
Understanding these building blocks is key to reconstructing how the universe evolved from the fiery hot plasma that permeated space after the Big Bang to the structured web of galaxies observed today.
—Mariangela Lisanti, Chicago Tribune, 16 Mar. 2026
Here were poems that pinwheeled through galaxies with an array of strange speakers who were similarly devastated.
—Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
In the centers of active galaxies, huge amounts of matter swirl around a central supermassive black hole, forming a dense rotating disk.
—Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 14 Mar. 2026
After around a trillion years, total, have elapsed since the hot Big Bang, there won’t really be any galaxies left to view other than Milkdromeda, and the star-formation rate may be effectively zero, save for the rare merger of brown dwarfs that then cross the mass threshold to become stars.
—Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for galaxies
Noun
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For a project that opens new worlds of previously unheard sounds and unseen images, and that pushes the art of cinema beyond the realm of human perception.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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The in-depth investigation by Mediapart correspondent Marine Turchi, who has investigated several high-profile MeToo cases in France, covers accusations from another six women whose paths crossed Bruel in the cinema, music and tennis worlds as well as luxury spas.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The planet in question, L 98-59 d, sits roughly 35 light-years away.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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The picture released Wednesday by the European Southern Observatory zeroes in on a region of cold cosmic gases more than 650 light-years across.—
Marcia Dunn,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Galaxies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxies. Accessed 25 Mar. 2026.
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