galaxy
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"Because of their enormous mass and compact size, they strongly bend passing light. Starlight from the same host galaxy can be focused into extraordinarily bright images, a phenomenon known as gravitational lensing."
From Science Daily • Jun. 5, 2026
Through telescopes or long-exposure photography, however, they reveal spectacular details including glowing clouds of gas, dying stars, and stellar nurseries scattered throughout our galaxy.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
M88 is classified as an active galaxy because a supermassive black hole at its center is actively consuming gas and dust.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
One of Roman's primary surveys will look far beyond that range, examining stars through the Milky Way's densely packed central bulge and extending all the way to the far side of the galaxy.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
It was like he’d found another galaxy of imagery.
From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson
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