Trouble near the Milky Way: The Large Magellanic Cloud is ripping its smaller neighbor galaxy apart (opens in new tab)

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The Magellanic Clouds are a pair of dwarf galaxies passing the Milky Way probably for the first time, but as they move they have been interacting with each other for billions of years.

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Large Magellanic Cloud is tearing smaller neighbor galaxy apart

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Guerre des étoiles : le Grand Nuage de Magellan dépouille son cadet, mais le gagnant ne sera pas celui que vous croyez

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Large Magellanic Cloud is tearing smaller neighbor galaxy apart

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Guerre des étoiles : le Grand Nuage de Magellan dépouille son cadet, mais le gagnant ne sera pas celui que vous croyez

Gravitation im All: Große Magellansche Wolke verzerrt ihre Nachbargalaxie