galactic

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Some researchers favored the star-rich, dust-heavy galaxy idea, while others argued that the little red dots were actually active galactic nuclei obscured by large amounts of dust.

From Science Daily

New work from astrophysicists at Michigan State University may help resolve a scientific question that has lingered for more than a century: where do galactic cosmic rays come from?

From Science Daily

Someday—thousands or even millions of years from now but essentially tomorrow on galactic scales—WR 124 will explode in a spectacular supernova.

From Scientific American

The picture above shows two galaxies colliding. the bright spot on the one on the left is caused by exploding stars - creating what is effectively a galactic wind - blowing dust and gas away from it.

From BBC

In the 1920s, Edwin Hubble, at the helm of an enormous telescope, discovered that the Milky Way, Andromeda and Herschel spirals were galactic islands in a vast cosmic sea.

From New York Times