Hubble Sees a Bridge of Stars Connecting Two Galaxies
Large galaxies only got so large through merging with other galaxies. Our Milky Way is already absorbing its two dwarf galaxy neighbours.
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Large galaxies only got so large through merging with other galaxies. Our Milky Way is already absorbing its two dwarf galaxy neighbours.
Learn all about the Large Magellanic Cloud, including what it is, what it features and its relation to the Milky Way.
Artist’s rendition of the Magellanic Stellar Stream. The Milky Way’s nearest neighboring galaxies — the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds
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.