Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping apart its smaller neighbor

Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping apart its smaller neighbor

The Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud from the European Southern Observatory’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. They are 2 small galaxies orbiting our large, spiral Milky Way galaxy. New research indicates that the Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor to shreds. Image via J. Colosimo/ ESO (CC BY 4.0). Looking up has never felt more important. Help EarthSky keep bringing the sky to your screen. The Large Magell…

The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) Is Being Slowly Destroyed - Optic Flux

Who said that galaxies don’t have their quarrels like we humans do? The difference is that in the case of galaxies, fights cause much more destructive events. Fresh observations coming from the European Space Agency’s Gaia mission have uncovered a cosmic drama unfolding near our own Milky Way galaxy. The Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a […]