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galactic

[guh-lak-tik] / gəˈlæk tɪk /
ADJECTIVE
stellar
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In the simulations, exposing Earth's atmosphere to a dense, cold cloud of galactic hydrogen increased atmospheric water vapor and changed conditions in the upper atmosphere.

From Science Daily Sep. 2, 2026

Dr Sharman said during the mission she was affected by radiation from outside the solar system, called galactic cosmic rays.

From BBC Aug. 28, 2026

But the wedding did not end with the eclipse as just after midnight and in the early hours of Thursday, they were treated to the galactic "fireworks" of the Perseid meteor shower.

From BBC Aug. 13, 2026

If a third black hole arrived during another galactic merger, the resulting three-body interaction could have expelled the smallest black hole from the center.

From Science Daily Aug. 6, 2026

Then the galactic astronomers are out of business, the stars cool and die, matter itself decays and the universe becomes a thin cold haze of elementary particles.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan




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