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FILTER RESULTS ►Wired Space Photo of the Day: The Span of 30 Doradus
Also known as the Tarantula nebula, 30 Doradus is a region of the Large Magellanic Cloud and is one of the most active areas of star formation in the night sky.
Image of the Day: Supernova Powered Superbubbles
This stunning view shows the star-forming region LHA 120-N44 [1] in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. Combining different views of this dramatic region has allowed astronomers to solve a mystery: why are N44,...
Image of the Day: New Views of a Spectacular Star Death
In February of 1987 astronomers observing the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy, noticed the sudden appearance of what looked like a new star. In fact they weren't watching the beginnings of a star but the end of one...
Supernova remnant 1987A continues to reveal its secrets
A team of astronomers has succeeded in observing the death throws of a giant star in unprecedented detail. In February of 1987, astronomers observing the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy, noticed the sudden appearance of what looked like a new star. Show More Summary
Rare binary stars help astronomers measure our place in the universe
We know that the Milky Way is surrounded by an array of satellite galaxies, the largest of which is the rather aptly named Large Magellanic Cloud. But figuring out exactly how far away our cosmic neighbor is has proved fiendishly difficult. More »
Astronomers use eclipsing binary stars to determine the distance to nearby galaxy
After close to a decade of observations, astronomers have accurately determined the distance to our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The measurement, which calculates the distance at 163,000 light-years, was achieved...Show More Summary
Astronomers gain new tape measure for the universe
Using binary stars as a standard for reference, astronomers have measured the distance to our neighbouring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), more accurately than ever before. read more
Universe measured more accurately than ever before: New results pin down the distance to the galaxy next door
After nearly a decade of careful observations astronomers have measured the distance to our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud, more accurately than ever before. This new measurement also improves our knowledge of the rate...Show More Summary
Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Gas and Dust in LMC
Nearly 200,000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy. Vast clouds of gas within it slowly collapse to form new stars....
Inside the large Magellanic cloud
The Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space nearly 200,000 light-years from Earth in a long and slow dance around our galaxy. read more
Unsolved Mystery of the 1987 Supernova (Today's Most Popular)
Supernova 1987A exploded on February 23, 1987 in the Large Magellanic Cloud. Because of its relative proximity to us (a mere 168,000 light years) SN 1987A is by far the best-studied supernova of all time. Immediately after the discovery was...
A hidden treasure in the Large Magellanic Cloud
Nearly 200 000 light-years from Earth, the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, floats in space, in a long and slow dance around our galaxy. Vast clouds of gas within it slowly collapse to form new stars. In turn, these light up the gas clouds in a riot of colours, visible in this image from the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope. read more
Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Colorful Large Magellanic Cloud
Colorful Large Magellanic Cloud In commemoration of NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope completing its 100,000th orbit in its 18th year of exploration and discovery, scientists at the Space Telescope Science Institute in Baltimore, Maryland, have aimed Hubble to take a snapshot...
Wired Science Space Photo of the Day: Star Formation in LMC
This active region of star formation in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), as photographed by NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, unveils wispy clouds of hydrogen and oxygen that swirl and mix with dust on a canvas of astronomical size. The LMC is a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way.
A surprisingly bright superbubble
This composite image shows a superbubble in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), a small satellite galaxy of the Milky Way located about 160,000 light years from Earth. read more
Image of the Day: Spectacular Colliding Clusters of Massive Stars (Weekend Feature)
Astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have caught two clusters full of massive stars that may be in the early stages of merging. The clusters are 170,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy...
Hubble watches star clusters on a collision course
Astronomers have caught two clusters full of massive stars that may be in the early stages of merging. The clusters are 170,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite galaxy to our Milky Way.
Hubble watches star clusters on a collision course
Astronomers using data from NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have caught two clusters full of massive stars that may be in the early stages of merging. The clusters are 170,000 light-years away in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a small satellite...Show More Summary
Mystery of 'Monster Stars' of the Large Magellanic Cloud: Solved
In 2010 scientists discovered four 'monster' sized stars, with the heaviest more than 300 times as massive as our Sun, or twice as much as the currently accepted limit of 150 solar masses.. Despite their incredible luminosity, these exotic...
Closeup up of a 7-quadrillion-kilometer-wide spider
Our Milky Way galaxy is not alone in space. It has several smaller companion galaxies, most notably the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds. Best visible from the southern hemisphere, these two dwarf galaxies may be small in size, butShow More Summary
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