How to Use satellite galaxy in a Sentence

satellite galaxy

noun
  • The third example involves the Fornax 6 star cluster in the Fornax satellite galaxy.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Apr. 2026
  • In the standard model of cosmology, such satellite galaxies are the leftover building blocks that were drawn together by a massive halo of dark matter and assembled the large galaxies long ago.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 22 Aug. 2025
  • The latest research, which includes the trajectory-tweaking gravitational effects of several satellite galaxies, indicates the odds of a collision are 50–50—a coin toss.
    — Phil Plait, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
  • Future observations of gravitational lenses, stellar streams, and satellite galaxies could help determine whether SIDM is a better fit than the traditional model.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 Apr. 2026
  • What these typically represent is smaller galaxies than our own — dwarf galaxies, satellite galaxies, potentially even large globular clusters — that have passed not only close to the Milky Way, but around or actually through the galactic plane itself on one or more occasions.
    — Big Think, 4 Nov. 2025
  • And finally, there is the confusing formation of an unusual star cluster named Fornax 6 in the Fornax satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, which could have occurred if a dense patch of dark matter acted as a gravitational trap capturing passing stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 6 May 2026
  • Article continues below Star clusters and dimmer nebulas are visible threaded through the galactic plane, while the Large Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way — appears as a hazy patch of light to the bottom right of the shot.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Article continues below The Tarantula Nebula is situated some 160,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
    — Brett Tingley, Space.com, 4 May 2026
  • The doomed star in question is WOH G64 (also known as IRAS 04553–6825), located in a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way known as the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), around 163,000 light-years away.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 26 Feb. 2026

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