Torn by Gravity: How a Cosmic Tug-of-War Is Pulling a Nearby Galaxy Apart

A gravitational war next door: The Large Magellanic Cloud is gradually destroying the Small Magellanic Cloud

The Large Magellanic Cloud and Small Magellanic Cloud are at war, with the larger of these dwarf galaxies ripping the other apart.

Milky Way's closest neighbor may be tearing apart

Scientists at Nagoya University in Japan were surprised by their study results, which they say are "indisputable."

Milky Way’s neighbouring galaxy could be ripped apart

Velocities of massive star candidates within the SMC shown as vectors. The colors of the arrows represent the direction of motion. Relative to the LMC, located at the bottom left of the image, most red arrows show movement towards the LMC, whereas most light blue arrows show movement away from the LMC, suggesting they are being pulled apart. Credit: Satoya Nakano Large galaxies like our own, the Milky Way, are often orbited by smaller satellite …

Torn by Gravity: How a Cosmic Tug-of-War Is Pulling a Nearby Galaxy Apart

Astronomers have discovered that the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy, is being torn apart by the gravitational pull of its larger neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. By tracking thousands of massive stars, researchers found that the galaxy lacks rotational motion and shows signs of disruption, which could dramatically shift our understanding of how [...]

An unexpected discovery about the two neighboring galaxies visible to the naked eye from Earth, which sheds light on the existence and evolution of galaxies in the Universe. Named Nefi… A satellite galaxy of our own galaxy is dissolving its smaller brother - NAVTEMPORIKI

A new investigation revealed that the Little Magellan Cloud might be being torn apart.This galaxy, close to our Milky Way, would be being broken by the gravitational attraction of another neighboring galaxy, the Great Magellan Cloud.Related news: Measure How Large the Milky Way is and How Many Stars It Has Ripped by Gravityal Force The strange discovery was made by researchers Satoya Nakano and Kengo Tachihara, University of Nagoya, Japan. Using…