as in world
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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Astronomy is no longer data-poor: the European Gaia satellite has measured the colors and motions of almost two billion stars in our galaxy; optical telescopes surveying the sky detect millions of galaxies.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Related: Best telescopes: Observe stars, galaxies, nebulas, planets and more
March 29: Partial eclipse of the sun — The dark shadow cone of the moon, from where a total solar eclipse can be seen, will completely miss Earth, passing approximately 180 miles (290 kilometers) above the North Pole.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew A cavalier Jude Law as a space pirate meets four kids way too far from home, plus some secrets of the galaxy and the Old Republic.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
The model suggests that time moves much slower in matter-dense areas (like the Milky Way galaxy) than in voids.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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David Faris, Newsweek, 30 Dec. 2024
Related: Best telescopes: Observe stars, galaxies, nebulas, planets and more
March 29: Partial eclipse of the sun — The dark shadow cone of the moon, from where a total solar eclipse can be seen, will completely miss Earth, passing approximately 180 miles (290 kilometers) above the North Pole.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 31 Dec. 2024
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew A cavalier Jude Law as a space pirate meets four kids way too far from home, plus some secrets of the galaxy and the Old Republic.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Dec. 2024
The model suggests that time moves much slower in matter-dense areas (like the Milky Way galaxy) than in voids.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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