- Careless
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- Nov 07, 2020
Galaxy Quotes
Thinking bigger than just one star.
These galaxy quotes mix hard Astronomy, like evidence of non-luminous matter beyond what we can see, with the poetic idea that every person forms their own galaxy, a separate entity worth understanding on its own terms.
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- Conclusion
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- Nov 07, 2020
The conclusion is inescapable that non-luminous matter exists beyond the optical galaxy.
- Inside
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- Nov 07, 2020
'Sugarcoat the Galaxy' is inspired by color-inflected photographs of galaxies. It likens sounds to spun sugar and confection, wrapping static harmonies inside energy and pace.
- Forever
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- Nov 07, 2020
Are we the only members of the Galaxy that can actually understand what a galaxy is? Could Homo sapiens really be the pinnacle of Creation - the cleverest critters in the cosmos? If we learn the answer is 'no,' that would affect our philosophies forever.
- Stars
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- Nov 07, 2020
Recent results from astronomers who study the occasional gravitational lensing of unknown worlds by intervening stars suggest that orphan planets could be at least as numerous as the stars. In other words, there could be hundreds of billions of orphan worlds shuffling through our galaxy.
- Stars
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- Nov 07, 2020
Estimates are that at least 70 per cent of all stars are accompanied by planets, and since the latter can occur in systems rather than as individuals (think of our own solar system), the number of planets in the Milky Way galaxy is of order one trillion.
- Density
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- Nov 07, 2020
According to the standard model billions of years ago some little quantum fluctuation, perhaps a slightly lower density of matter, maybe right where we're sitting right now, caused our galaxy to start collapsing around here.
- Old
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've read the 'Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy' at least once a year since I was twelve years old.
- Galaxies
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- Nov 07, 2020
My favorite galaxy of all is called the Sombrero, NGC 4594. It's an amazing galaxy that is really two galaxies in one.
- New
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- Nov 07, 2020
The original 'Star Trek' is very much a product of the '60s - the new frontier, optimism, the idea of bringing democracy to the galaxy. It's still a timeless show, but it's very much a show made in the 1960s.
- Black Holes
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- Nov 07, 2020
Evidence has been mounting for the key role that black holes play in the process of galaxy formation. But it now appears that they are likely the prima donnas of this space opera.
- Everyone
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- Nov 07, 2020