Definition of "galaxies" []

• Plural form of galaxy. (noun)

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• "Furthermore, what we call "galaxies" are merely the peaks of this continuous matter distribution, the researchers explained."
• "The first is to detect molecules such as CO (carbon monoxide) in galaxies up to redshift (z) of 3 (that's when the universe was just 2 billion years old!) in under 24 hours of observation."
• "Thank you for, a couple of weeks ago, showing us those images of other galaxies from the Hubble space telescope."