Large Magellanic Cloud
A History of the Magellanic Clouds and How They Got Their Names
The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of dwarf galaxies that are bound to the Milky Way. The Milky Way is…
The Milky Way is Already Starting to Digest the Magellanic Clouds, Starting With Their Protective Halos of Hot Gas
Massive galaxies like our Milky Way gain mass by absorbing smaller galaxies. The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic…
An Upcoming Impact With the Magellanic Clouds is Already Causing Star Formation in the Milky Way
A new study presented at the 235th meeting of the AAS this week shows how star formation is already happening…
Astronomers Finally Find the Neutron Star Leftover from Supernova 1987A
Astronomers at Cardiff University have done something nobody else has been able to do. A team, led by Dr. Phil…
Astronomers are Continuing to Watch the Shockwaves Expand from Supernova SN1987A, as they Crash Into the Surrounding Interstellar Medium
An international team of researchers was able to accurately measure the effect that a supernova shock wave had on the…
One Bonus From the Gaia Data Release: the Rotation of the Large Magellanic Cloud
In addition to revealing the proper motion of over a billion stars in the Milky Way, the 2nd data release…
Gaia Looks Beyond our Galaxy to Other Islands of Stars
The latest scientific finds made from the first release of Gaia data include illuminating images of the Milky Way galaxy's…
The Magellenic Clouds Stay Connected By A String Of Stars
A bridge of stars between the Magellanic Clouds helps unravel a mystery.
What is the Closest Galaxy to the Milky Way?
Located just 25,000 light years from our Solar System is the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy, the closest galaxy to the…
What are Magellanic Clouds?
Beyond the Milky Way Galaxy lies the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds, two bundles of stars and dust that orbit…