Tag Archive for 'Small Magellanic Cloud'

In this composite image, the Magellanic Stream is shown in pink. The Milky Way is the light blue band in the center of the image. The Magellanic Clouds, satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, are the white regions at the bottom right (David L. Nidever et al. / NRAO / AUI / NSF / Mellinger / Leiden / Argentine / Bonn Survey / Parkes Observatory / Westerbork Observatory / Arecibo Observatory)

Astronomers Solve Mystery of Magellanic Stream’s Origin

Aug 8, 2013 by News Staff

Scientists have found that most of the Magellanic Stream was stripped from the Small Magellanic Cloud about 2 billion years ago, with a smaller portion...

Enormous Halo of Hot Gas Found Surrounding Milky Way Galaxy

Sep 25, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

New observations made with NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory, ESA’s XMM-Newton, and Japan’s Suzaku have provided evidence that our Galaxy...

Astronomers Hunt for Lithium in Nearby Galaxy

Sep 10, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

A research by a team of astronomers explores a discrepancy between the amount of lithium believed to be produced during the Big Bang and the amount of...

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