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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


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These systems are also sensitive to environmental effects such as ram-pressure stripping, which can remove gas as they move through intergalactic space.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 15, 2025

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

How exactly supermassive black holes manage to reach intergalactic space may have important implications for the host galaxies they leave behind.

From Scientific American • Apr. 10, 2023

Such “missing mass,” if common in intergalactic space, would make a major contribution to closing the universe.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

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