Definition
A roughly spherical region surrounding a galaxy, containing old stars, globular clusters, and dark matter. The halo extends far beyond the visible disk and contains most of a galaxy's total mass.
Etymology
From Greek 'galaktikos' (milky, relating to galaxies) + 'halos' (disk of light around the sun or moon). The astronomical usage emerged in the mid-20th century when astronomers realized galaxies had extended, invisible components.
Kelly Says
The galactic halo is like a galaxy's invisible crown - it's mostly dark matter that we can't see directly, but it's what keeps the galaxy together! Without this mysterious halo, the stars in galaxy disks would fly apart because there isn't enough visible matter to provide the gravitational glue.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
Galaxy ማርያም
Galaxy mariyam
ARالعربية
غلاف مجرة
ghlaf majrah
BNবাংলা
গ্যাল্যাক্টিক হ্যালো
gah-lak-tee-k hal-oh
CACatalà
halo galàctic
ah-loh ga-la-k-tee-k
CSČeština
galaxie halo
ga-lak-see ha-loh
DADansk
galaktisk halo
ga-lak-tisk ha-loh
DEDeutsch
galaktischer Halo
gah-lahk-tis-cher Ha-loh
ELΕλληνικά
χάος γαλαξίας
kha-os ga-lak-see-as
ESEspañol
halo galáctico
ah-loh ga-lak-tee-koh
FAفارسی
هالوی گالکتیک
ha-lo-vee ga-lak-tee-k
FISuomi
galaktisen halo
ga-lak-ti-sen ha-loh
FRFrançais
halo galactique
ah-loh ga-lak-teeg
GUGU
ગૅલૅક્ટિક હેલો
gah-lak-tee-k hel-oh
HAHA
halo galaktika
ah-loh ga-lak-tee-kah
HEעברית
הלו גלקטי
he-loh ga-lak-tee
HIहिन्दी
गैलैक्टिक हेलो
gah-layk-tik he-loh
HUMagyar
galaktikus halo
gah-lak-tee-kus ha-loh
IDBahasa Indonesia
halo galaksi
ah-loh ga-lak-see
IGIG
halo galaktika
ah-loh ga-lak-tee-kah
ITItaliano
alone galattico
ah-loh ga-lak-tee-koh
KKKK
галактік halo
gah-lak-tee-k ha-loh
KMKM
ហាឡូ ក្នុង ព្រះ
ha-loh k-nung preah
KO한국어
은하 헤일로
eunha he-il-lo
MRMR
गॅलॅक्टिक हेलो
gah-lak-tee-k hel-oh
MSBahasa Melayu
halo galaksi
ah-loh ga-lak-see
MYမြန်မာ
ဂလက်တစ် ဟယ်လို
ga-la-tit hel-loh
NLNederlands
galactische halo
gah-lak-tee-seh ha-loh
NONorsk
galaktisk halo
ga-lak-tisk ha-loh
PAPA
ਗੈਲਾਕਟਿਕ ਹੇਲੋ
gah-lak-tee-k hel-oh
PLPolski
halo galaktyczne
ha-loh ga-lak-tyt-skhe
PTPortuguês
halo galáctico
ah-loh ga-lak-tee-koh
RORomână
halo galactic
ha-loh ga-lak-tee-k
RUРусский
галактический гало
gah-lak-tee-ches-kee ga-loh
SVSvenska
galaxens halo
ga-lak-senz ha-loh
SWKiswahili
halo lahaja
ah-loh la-ha-ja
TEతెలుగు
గ్యాలాక్టিক హెల్లో
gah-lak-tee-k hel-loh
THไทย
ฮาโลกาแล็กติก
halo-ga-lak-tik
TLTL
halo galaktiko
ah-loh ga-lak-tee-koh
TRTürkçe
galaktik halo
gah-lak-tik ha-loh
UKУкраїнська
галактичне гало
gah-lak-tychne ga-loh
URاردو
گالیکٹک ہال
gah-lak-tee-k haal
VITiếng Việt
vầng hào quang thiên hà
văng hào quang thiên hà
YOYO
halo galaktika
ah-loh ga-lak-tee-kah
ZUZU
halo galaktika
ah-loh ga-lak-tee-kah