galaxy

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Instead, it formed in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way's largest companion galaxy, and later migrated into our galaxy billions of years ago.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

Instead, it formed in a nearby companion galaxy and later moved into the Milky Way.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

The star did not originate in our galaxy.

From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026

"The galaxy has such complex structure that it's not 100% clear if there's anything left to see of the explosion, but if there is, it's really faint."

From Science Daily • Mar. 30, 2026

The purple-yellow-green-haired clerk tells us it spirals when you put it in bathwater, and kinda looks like a galaxy while you bathe.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper