galactic
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But the wedding did not end with the eclipse as just after midnight and in the early hours of Thursday, they were treated to the galactic "fireworks" of the Perseid meteor shower.
From BBC ● Aug. 13, 2026
Gaia data had identified about 288,000 stars, while the galactic model suggested that more than 6.1 million stars may actually have been observed.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 30, 2026
Astronomers describe it as an apparent "orphan" because it sits unusually far from the galactic core, where supermassive black holes are normally found.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
Before 2024, every confirmed example had been found in a galactic core.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 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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