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Artist’s rendition of the Magellanic Stellar Stream. The Milky Way’s nearest neighboring galaxies — the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds

A trio of New Zealand photographers have shone in an annual competition, recognising the best photographers of aurora and astral phenomenon on the planet....

For the first time since its discovery, scientists have found stars within the Magellanic Stream, a mighty river of hydrogen gas emanating from two small galaxies in the outskirts of the Milky Way.

Scientists have found stars within the Magellanic Stream, a mighty river of hydrogen gas emanating from two small galaxies in the outskirts of the Milky Way.

Astronomers are calling for a change to the name of Magellanic Clouds. But is renaming an effective counter to injustice?

Astronomers are questioning whether anyone should look up to Ferdinand Magellan. Two satellite galaxies in the Milky Way are named the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds in the...

The dwarf galaxies have been known about for more than 1,000 years after being spotted by indigenous peoples across South America, Australia, and Africa.

Astronomers call for large and small Magellanic Clouds to be renamed because their namesake allegedly “has a violent colonialist legacy.” They're talking about the 16th-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan. He is said to have discovered the clouds during the world's first circumn

Large and Small Magellanic Clouds claimed to have been discovered by Portuguese and his crew in 16th century

New AI-safety plans have been whipped up by the United States and by leaders at a UK-hosted summit Plus, a bold call for the ‘right to science’ and how our nostrils smell in stereo. New AI-safety plans have been whipped up by the United States and by leaders at a UK-hosted summit Plus, a bold call for the ‘right to science’ and how our nostrils smell in stereo.