as in world
a huge physical or conceptual distance
they're a galaxy apart when it comes to politics
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The European Space Agency telescope is designed to make a 3D map of the universe by looking at billions of galaxies up to 10 billion light years away across one third of the sky.
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
Over about 10 days, optical light from a certain location in our galaxy spiked, then faded over about six months.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025
Not so long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Alfonso Cuarón was unintentionally influencing the future of the Star Wars franchise.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Is no one gonna talk about how galaxy gas came out of no where and is being MASS marketed to black children?
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2025
Over about 10 days, optical light from a certain location in our galaxy spiked, then faded over about six months.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 11 Apr. 2025
Not so long time ago, in a galaxy not so far away, Alfonso Cuarón was unintentionally influencing the future of the Star Wars franchise.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 10 Apr. 2025
Is no one gonna talk about how galaxy gas came out of no where and is being MASS marketed to black children?
—Ella Jeffries, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Galaxy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/galaxy. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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