nearby galaxy

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nearby
adverb
adjective
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/ˌnɪəˈbaɪ/us
/ˌnɪrˈbaɪ/
not ...
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galaxy
noun
uk
/ˈɡæl.ək.si/us
/ˈɡæl.ək.si/
one of the independent groups of stars in ...
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(Definition ofnearbyandgalaxyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The effect on thenearbygalaxyis astonishingly large.
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Nearbygalaxybulges will appear very grainy, while more distant bulges will appear smooth.
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The primary goal of the catalog was to present photographs of examples of the different kinds of peculiar structures found among nearby galaxies.
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Huge, cold clouds of gas and dust in our own galaxy, as well as in nearby galaxies, glow in far-infrared light.
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Among other work, the detector should be able to detect neutrinos from our galaxy and possibly nearby galaxies.
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Such interactions between nearby galaxies, which may ultimately result in a merger, sometimes induce significantly increased incidents of star formation leading to starburst galaxies.
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She helped show that the activity of black holes in nearby galaxies was greater and more recent than expected.
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Due to their strong emission lines they can be identified in nearby galaxies.
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These supernovae are used for measuring distances, so observations of these supernovae in nearby galaxies are needed for calibration.
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The objectives were to make ultraviolet observations of deep space or nearby galaxies.
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Nearby galaxies that have evolved along similar lines have a corresponding enrichment of elements heavier than hydrogen and helium.
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The main scientific use of this mode is for studying in detail more nearby systems such as the environment around supermassive black holes in nearby galaxies.
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All these nearby galaxies have a gravitational effect, to the extent that the original galaxy can have a velocity of over 1,000 km/s in an apparently random direction.
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In this case, what we take to be very distant galaxies may actually be duplicate images of nearby galaxies, formed by light that has circumnavigated the universe.
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The atlas does not present a complete overview of every peculiar galaxy in the sky but instead provides examples of the different phenomena as observed in nearby galaxies.
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