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Study Reveals Large Magellanic Cloud's Pull on Small Cloud
4/13/2025
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- A groundbreaking study from the European Space Agency's Gaia spacecraft uncovers that the Large Magellanic Cloud is tugging at the Small Magellanic Cloud, pulling stars away and hinting at a need to rethink its mass and history. This revelation deepens our understanding of galactic evolution and the intricate dance of dynamics near our Milky Way.
