Magellanic Stream
Hubble Sees a Bridge of Stars Connecting Two Galaxies
The poetic-minded among us like to point out how Nature is a dance. If they're right, then galaxies sometimes form…
10 months ago
An Incredible View Into the Heart of the Small Magellanic Cloud
The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is over 200,000 light-years away, yet it's still one of our galaxy's closest neighbours in…
3 years ago
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…
4 years ago
About 3.5 Million Years Ago, a Stream of Gas Outside the Milky Way Would Have Lit Up the Night Sky
It's a truism to point out that modern humans have only been around for the blink of an eye, relative…
4 years ago
Astronomy Without A Telescope – Situation Cloudy
[/caption] Most people agree that the Magellanic Clouds are in orbit around the Milky Way. What's not clear is whether…
14 years ago