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By ESA/Hubble March 11, 2024This image from the Hubble Space Telescope features LEDA 42160, a dwarf galaxy located 52 million light-years away in the Virgo constellation, part of the dense Virgo cluster of galaxies. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, M. SunLEDA 42160, in the Virgo cluster, experiences significant star formation changes due to ram pressure. Classified as a Magellanic spiral galaxy, it showcases the nuanced categorization of galaxies beyond basic types.This Hubble Space Telescope image shows LEDA 42160, a…

This Hubble Space Telescope image features NGC 1841, a globular cluster within the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). Globular clusters like NGC 1841, characterized by their density and ancient stars, serve as cosmic fossils, revealing the complexities of early galactic development. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, A. Sarajedini, F. NiederhoferNGC 1841 in the Large Magellanic Cloud showcases the early universe’s star formation, highlighting the role of globular clusters as cosmic fossils within satellite galaxies of the Milky…

Resembling sparks from a fireworks display, this image taken by a JPL camera onboard NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope shows delicate filaments that are sheets of debris from a stellar explosion in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy. Credit: NASA/JPL/Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)The Hubble Space Telescope captured this spectacular image of a stellar explosion throwing out sheets of debris in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud galaxy on July 7, 2003. Since its 1990 launch, Hubble has changed our fundamental…

Artist’s rendition of the Magellanic Stellar Stream. The Milky Way’s nearest neighboring galaxies — the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds — are shown on the right side of the illustration. As these galaxies move to the right, the gaseous Magellanic Stream billows behind them, intertwining and stretching across the southern sky. The illustration also shows the 13 red giant stars discovered in the Magellanic Stellar Stream. Credit: CfA / Melissa Weiss Astronomers have solved a half-century-old scientific mystery by…

Our galaxy's largest nearby companion is the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a dwarf galaxy visible to the naked eye in the Southern Hemisphere.In recent years, new theoretical research and better observational capabilities have taught astronomers a great deal about our (not-so-little) neighbor.It's becoming increasingly clear that the LMC is helping shape the Milky Way's evolution."It was long assumed that our galaxy lives a quiet life of a hermit, with the nearest 'big' neighbor being Andromeda some 800 kiloparsecs…

Most galaxies exist in groups or clusters with dozens or hundreds of members, and these cluster galaxies are all in constant motion, pulled and twisted by their neighbour's gravity. One such galaxy cluster is the Hydra Cluster of galaxies which is one of the three large galaxy clusters within 200 million light-years of the Milky Way. One such galaxy is the Large Magellanic Cloud, which is the largest satellite galaxy in our own Milky Way Galaxy.NASA's Astronomy Picture of the Day is a stellar picture of the Large…

Each week researchers from the Hubble Space Telescope share an image they have captured of a particular object or region in space. This week’s Hubble image shows the Small Magellanic Cloud, or SMC, which is a satellite galaxy to our Milky Way. The SMC is tiny compared to our galaxy, at just 7,000 light-years across compared to the approximately 100,000 light-years of the Milky Way, making it a type called a dwarf galaxy. It is also one of our nearest neighbors and a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, meaning it is…

Hubble Space Telescope image shows part of the Tarantula Nebula’s outskirts. This famously beautiful nebula, located within the Large Magellanic Cloud, is a frequent target for Hubble. Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, Acknowledgement: Josh BarringtonIn this <span class="glossaryLink" aria-describedby="tt" data-cmtooltip="<div class=glossaryItemTitle>Hubble Space Telescope</div><div class=glossaryItemBody>The Hubble Space Telescope (often referred to as Hubble or HST) is one of…

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has shared visuals of 22 mysterious objects in our Milky Way galaxy and its nearest neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud. The American space agency has been for a long time studying the evolution of galaxies and have tried to tie it down with these unique mysterious objects in detail.  NASA shared a visual of 22 X-ray binary systems that host confirmed black holes at the same scale, with their orbits sped up by about…