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Encyclopedia > Galaxy (disambiguation)

Galaxy (Greek γαλαξίας, galaxías [male noun] - the milky [nebula], Milky Way) can refer to: It has been suggested that Andromeda-Milky Way collision be merged into this article or section. ...

Media: NGC 4414, a typical spiral galaxy in the constellation Coma Berenices, is about 17,000 parsecs in diameter and approximately 20 million parsecs distant. ...

Entertainment: Galaxy (a trading name of Australis Media) is a former provider of pay television programming in Australia via satellite and wireless cable (microwave) delivery methods. ... Galaxy, one of the five channels run by British Satellite Broadcasting (BSB), was the General Entertainment channel, it carried quite a few American imports as well as a few home grown shows, fans will remember the soap set in space Jupiter Moon, and the magazine show 31 West, who got... Galaxy 102 Galaxy 102 is a local radio station owned by the Chrysalis Group as part of its Galaxy group of stations specialising in dance music and RnB. It is based in Manchester. ... This page is about the City of Manchester in England. ... Galaxy is a network of radio stations operated in the United Kingdom by Chrysalis Group. ... Galaxy Records was a subsidiary of Fantasy Records. ...

Sports: The USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D), a Galaxy class starship. ... The Puppet Masters by Robert A. Heinlein in Galaxy, Sept. ... Power Rangers: Lost Galaxy is a Power Rangers television series, the seventh to air, and features many familiar elements from previous incarnations. ... Star Wars Galaxy may mean: Star Wars Galaxies (often abbreviated SWG or Galaxies by fans) is a Star Wars themed MMORPG platform for Microsoft Windows PCs, developed by Sony Online Entertainment and published by LucasArts. ... For other uses, see Star Wars Galaxy. ... An image from World of Warcraft, one of the largest commercial MMORPGs as of 2004, based on active subscriptions. ... Galaxi (also Galaxy) is the common name of a series of mass-produced roller coasters manufactured primarily by Italian company S.D.C, which went bankrupt in 1993. ...

Electronics: The Galaxy is a Group One thoroughbred handicap horse race, run over a distance of 1100m at Randwick Racecourse in Sydney, Australia. ... Year Founded 1991 Home Field Commerzbank-Arena City Frankfurt, Germany Team Colors Purple, Orange Head Coach Mike Jones Championships 3 (1995, 1999, 2003) The Frankfurt Galaxy is an American football team based in Frankfurt, Germany. ... Year founded 1995 League Major League Soccer Nickname Galaxy, The Gs, The Green and Gold, Los Galacticos de Los Angeles Stadium The Home Depot Center Carson, CA Coach Frank Yallop, 2006— Owner Anschutz Entertainment Group First Game Los Angeles Galaxy 2–1 MetroStars (Rose Bowl; April 13, 1996) Largest...

  • Galaxy (videogame), a Galaga clone for the Commodore 64
  • Galaxy Technology, a video card manufacturer
  • Super Mario Galaxy, a video game
  • Galaxy (brand), a brand of discount appliances sold exclusively at Sears

Transportation: Galaga is a fixed shooter arcade game that was released by Namco in 1981 (and also licensed to Midway). ... Super Mario Galaxy ) is a video game for the Wii developed by Nintendo and will be released in 2007. ...

  • C-5 Galaxy, a large cargo airplane
  • Ford Galaxy, a Multi Purpose Vehicle sold by the Ford Motor Company
  • Galaxy (ship), a cruise ship
  • M/S Galaxy, a cruiseferry operated by Tallink
  • USS Galaxy (IX-54), a ship operated by the US Navy

Other: The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a military transport aircraft designed to provide strategic heavy airlift over intercontinental distances. ... See also the Ford Galaxie full-size car of the 1950s and 1960s The Ford Galaxy is a large MPV first introduced in 1995. ... The MV Galaxy is a cruise ship operated by Celebrity Cruises. ... M/S Galaxy in Helsinki, summer 2006 M/S Galaxy is a cruiseferry operated by the Estonian ferry company Tallink on a route connecting Helsinki, Finland to Tallinn, Estonia. ... Tallinks logo Tallink is an Estonian shipping company currently operating cruiseferries and ropax ships from Estonia to Finland, Estonia to Sweden, Latvia to Sweden and Finland to Germany, as well as high-speed crafts between Helsinki and Tallinn. ... USS Galaxy (IX-54), was a diesel motor yacht built in 1930 by Pusey and Jones Company, in Wilmington, Delaware; purchased on 8 September 1941 from Mr. ...

  • Galaxy (band), a German progressive rock band from the 1970s
  • Galaxy, an 80's pop band , see Phil Fearon
  • Galaxy (chocolate), a brand of chocolate products by the Mars company
  • Galaxy Entertainment Group Limited, a property and leisure company listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange

This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Other Hong Kong topics Culture - Education Geography - History - Politics Hong Kong Portal The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (Traditional Chinese: , also 港交所; abbreviated as HKEX ; SEHK: 0388) is the stock exchange of Hong Kong. ...

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galaxy | English | Dictionary & Translation by Babylon (395 words)
Most galaxies are several thousand to several hundred thousand light-years in diameter and are usually separated from one another by distances on the order of millions of light-years.
The smallest galaxies are the dwarf irregular galaxies and the dwarf elliptical galaxies.
Galaxies are held to one another in associations known as clusters of galaxies, and there are clusters of clusters too.
Galaxy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (2617 words)
Most galaxies are several thousand to several hundred thousand light years in diameter and are usually separated from one another by distances on the order of millions of light years.
Galaxies that emit high-energy radiation in the form of x-rays are classified as Seyfert galaxies, quasars and blazars.
Active galaxies that emit radio frequencies from relativistic jets erupting from the core are classified as Radio galaxies.
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