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Galaxy properties No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy quenching No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy quenching No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy radial velocities No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy radii No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy rotation No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy rotation curves No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy spectroscopy No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy spheroids No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy spurs No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy stellar content No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy stellar disks No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy stellar halos No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy structure No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy tails No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy tides No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy triplets No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galaxy winds An outflow of hot gas, analogous to the solar wind, from a galaxy that has recently undergone a high burst of star formation or has an active galactic nucleus. Galaxy winds are streams of high speed c harged particles blowing out of galaxies with speeds of 300 to 3,000 km s^-1. In the case of starbursts, galactic winds are powered by stellar winds driven by massive stars and supernova explosions. Galaxy winds contain a mixture of extremely hot metal-enriched supernova ejecta and cooler entrained gas and dust. Outflowing material has been observed at great distances from galaxies (10 to 100 kpc). In some cases they escape the galaxy potential well and pollute the intergalactic medium with heavy elements. A prominent example is the superwind of the starburst galaxy M82. Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
gale No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
Galeite No definition provided Ryan McGranaghan 2023.04.16
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