`I've learned that there are galaxies which actually steal stars from neighbouring galaxies.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
I remembered the pattern of pale freckles, like faint galaxies, which spangled Theo's back.
Isabel Wolff RESCUING ROSE (2002)
He spun down the tunnel, trying to decide if the planets and galaxies were the same or different ones.
Amanda Hemingway THE GREENSTONE GRAIL: THE SANGREAL TRILOGY ONE (2002)
All related terms of 'galaxies'
extragalactic nebula
any of a vast number of star systems held together by gravitational attraction in an asymmetric shape (an irregular galaxy ) or, more usually, in a symmetrical shape (a regular galaxy ), which is either a spiral or an ellipse
galaxy
A galaxy is an extremely large group of stars and planets that extends over many billions of light years .
active galactic nucleus
a galaxy that emits usually large amounts of energy from a very compact central source, such as Seyfert galaxies, radio galaxies, and quasars
active galaxy
a galaxy that emits usually large amounts of energy from a very compact central source, such as Seyfert galaxies, radio galaxies, and quasars
AGN
active galactic nucleus
radio galaxy
a galaxy that is a strong emitter of radio waves
Seyfert galaxy
any of a class of spiral galaxies having a very bright nucleus , possibly corresponding to an active period in the lives of all spiral galaxies
spiral galaxy
a galaxy consisting of an ellipsoidal nucleus of old stars from opposite sides of which arms , containing younger stars, spiral outwards around the nucleus. In a barred spiral , the arms originate at the ends of a bar-shaped nucleus
elliptical galaxy
a type of galaxy having the shape of a spheroid or ellipsoid , rather than a disk