space race in the milky way starships hurtling at high speed against a backdrop of swirling galaxies

space race milky starships hurtling high speed backdrop swirling galaxies journey astronauts universe cosmos interstellar planetary celestial exploration expedition velocity spacecraft voyager satellite astronautics orbit propulsion gravity extraterrestrial nebula cosmic lunar solar nebulous astrological intergalactic shuttle zooming blackhole rocket telescope constellation quasar alien antimatter extragalactic asteroid comet galaxy