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a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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If confirmed, the discovery would challenge conventional astrophysical models and deepen our understanding of galaxy evolution.
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
The synopsis reads: In a story that takes them from zeroes to heroes, Bill and Joe strain to remain friends whilst fighting the most powerful force in the galaxy, only to ultimately discover that friendship is their true superpower.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Now, the blue dwarf galaxy has fled 130,000 light-years away from its victim.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
This not only gives the telescopes less time to observe more objects but also makes very faint objects such as very early galaxies and potentially habitable exoplanets impossible to see at all; if the object is faint enough, the image will become saturated before the signal becomes clear.
—Katherine Helen Laliotis, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2025
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The Physics Arxiv Blog, Discover Magazine, 11 Feb. 2025
The synopsis reads: In a story that takes them from zeroes to heroes, Bill and Joe strain to remain friends whilst fighting the most powerful force in the galaxy, only to ultimately discover that friendship is their true superpower.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
Now, the blue dwarf galaxy has fled 130,000 light-years away from its victim.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Feb. 2025
This not only gives the telescopes less time to observe more objects but also makes very faint objects such as very early galaxies and potentially habitable exoplanets impossible to see at all; if the object is faint enough, the image will become saturated before the signal becomes clear.
—Katherine Helen Laliotis, Scientific American, 29 Jan. 2025
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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