Definition of supergalaxy in English:
supergalaxy
nounPlural supergalaxies ˈsuːpəˌɡaləksiˈso͞opərˌɡaləksē
another term for supercluster
Example sentencesExamples
- The role of galaxy destruction by merging, leading to a new supergalaxy, has been underappreciated until recently.
- Galaxies are also seen in the process of swinging through each other, colliding and sometimes merging to form a supergalaxy.
- A few billion years from now, the Milky Way and Andromeda will likely tidally interact in a collision or near-collision to form a possible star-burst supergalaxy, later maturing into a giant elliptical galaxy.
- Astronomy extends from the tiny moons around Mars to vast supergalaxies billions of light years away, worm - holes, and tachyons.
- It is believed that dark matter predominates in galaxies and supergalaxies, and is the key to understanding how galaxies form and how the large structure of the cosmos is created.