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intergalactic space

American  
[in-ter-guh-lakt-ik spays] / ˌɪn tər gəˈlækt ɪk ˈspeɪs /

noun

  1. Astronomy. the space between galaxies.


intergalactic space Scientific  
/ ĭn′tər-gə-lăktĭk /
  1. See under space


Example Sentences

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The party was in a meandering warehouse converted to an intergalactic space station.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

By ejecting this gas into intergalactic space faster than it could be consumed by star formation, molecular outflows effectively suppress the formation of stars in galaxies that host quasars.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

According to The Official Monster Raving Loony Party website other policies include Wellingborough Golf Club being developed into an intergalactic space port and fishing made a spectator sport by introducing piranha into the River Nene.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2024

Not only would digital beings be able to tolerate the dangerous conditions of intergalactic space, they would effectively be immortal, making such travel entirely feasible.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2023

When a small galaxy runs into a larger one face-on it can produce one of the loveliest of the rare irregulars, a ring galaxy thousands of light-years across, set against the velvet of intergalactic space.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan