galactic
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A direct galactic collision produced an expanding ring, similar to ripples spreading outward after an impact.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 20, 2026
Say goodbye, though, to Tesla, which will now inevitably disappear forever into SpaceX and Musk’s dream of a galactic mega-entity.
From Slate ● Oct. 19, 2026
The album is loaded with Anthrax trademarks — serrated, crunchy riffs, soaring lead vocals, bludgeoning beats, and scorching guitar — but there are also galactic noise effects, angular song structures and atypical chord configurations.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2026
During the Sun's 4.6-billion-year lifetime, the solar system has moved through many different galactic environments.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 2, 2026
Globular clusters plunge through the galactic plane and out the other side, where they slow, reverse and hurtle back again.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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