plural of galaxy filament

(cosmology) A massive, thread-like formation of gravitationally bound galaxies forming the boundaries between large voids in the universe.

(Internet slang, often sarcastic) Enigmatic, perplexing, unfathomable; difficult to understand or comprehend.

Alternative form of galaxy-brain

(astronomy) A type of starburst galaxy that primarily emits radiation in the sub-mm/T-hertz range. Due to the extreme dustiness of the galaxy, they are visible mostly in infrared emissions at their redshift, which are subsequently redshifted into the submm/THz range by Hubble expansion.

(astronomy) Ellipsis of green pea galaxy.

(astronomy) A faint galaxy, devoid of gas, having a higher than normal proportion of dark matter; especially those that orbit the Milky Way and Andromeda

Alternative form of Milky Way Galaxy

(astronomy) a type of supergiant spiral galaxy of the local universe that is much larger than most giant spiral galaxies, and whose stellar creation rate is much higher than typical spiral galaxies because it is more luminous

(astronomy) The galaxy in which Earth and the rest of the Solar System is located.