intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
ˌin-tər-gə-ˈlak-tik 
1
: situated in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
2
: of, relating to, or occurring in outer space
intergalactic battles
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Building an intergalactic factory is a power trip, and each game takes place in a different universe.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Editors’ Picks Image ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Michelle Yeoh stars as Philippa Georgiou, a wanted criminal who reluctantly joins an intergalactic spy agency, in this spinoff directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Some of these black holes spit out some of the accreting gas into intergalactic space in the form of relativistic jets, further stripping the galaxy of the star-bearing medium.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Nobel Prize–winning astrophysicists had been consulted for the movie’s visions of intergalactic travel and black holes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 2 Feb. 2025
Editors’ Picks Image ‘Star Trek: Section 31’ Michelle Yeoh stars as Philippa Georgiou, a wanted criminal who reluctantly joins an intergalactic spy agency, in this spinoff directed by Olatunde Osunsanmi.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2025
Some of these black holes spit out some of the accreting gas into intergalactic space in the form of relativistic jets, further stripping the galaxy of the star-bearing medium.
—Tereza Pultarova, Space.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Nobel Prize–winning astrophysicists had been consulted for the movie’s visions of intergalactic travel and black holes.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
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intergalactic
adjective
in·ter·ga·lac·tic
ˌint-ər-gə-ˈlak-tik
: located in or relating to the spaces between galaxies
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