galaxy
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The image showcases LH 95, a vast star forming region inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.
From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026
Astronomers have identified around 150 globular clusters orbiting the outskirts of our galaxy.
From Science Daily • Jul. 5, 2026
At the heart of the galaxy is a bright inner ring known as a starburst ring, where new stars are actively forming.
From Science Daily • Jul. 4, 2026
I’d love to see Alcock’s heroine in a grotty, silly “Animal House”-style comedy, out-drinking a galaxy of alien squids.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 24, 2026
In a typical galaxy, consisting of a hundred billion stars, a supernova will occur on average once every two or three hundred years.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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