A new study highlights the effects of the Large Magellanic Cloud on the Small Magellanic Cloud.
4 Reviews ← exclude selected types ← exclude selected tagsThe Large Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located about 163,000 light-years away.
Although it is frequently observed by astronomers, a new study has revealed its effect on the Small Magellanic Cloud.
According to astronomers, this celestial object is distorted not only by the Milky Way but also by the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Researchers were able to see through interstellar dust and study the motion of stars within the Small Magellanic Cloud, providing interesting results, as Florian Niederhofer explains in a statement:
A new study highlights the effects of the Large Magellanic Cloud on the Small Magellanic Cloud. And while these findings are significant, they also help astronomers to better understand the interactions between galaxies.
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The Large Magellanic Cloud is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, located about 163,000 light-years away. Although it is frequently observed by astronomers, a new study has revealed its effect on the Small Magellanic Cloud.
This dwarf galaxy, located 200,000 light-years from Earth, was observed during eleven years with the Vista telescope (Visible and Infrared Survey Telescope for Astronomy) in Chile. According to astronomers, this celestial object is distorted not only by the Milky Way but also by the Large Magellanic Cloud.
Thus, it was thanks to the infrared vision of this telescope that this observation was possible. Researchers were able to see through interstellar dust and study the motion of stars within the Small Magellanic Cloud, providing interesting results, as Florian Niederhofer explains in a statement:
