A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening
March 16, 2026
March 16, 2026
TUCSON, Arizona, March 16 -- The University of Arizona posted the following news release:
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A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening
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The Small Magellanic Cloud, or the SMC, is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors - a small, gas-rich galaxy visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere, bound to our galaxy by gravity, alongside its companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud, or the LMC. . . .
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A galaxy next door is transforming, and astronomers can see it happening
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The Small Magellanic Cloud, or the SMC, is one of the Milky Way's closest galactic neighbors - a small, gas-rich galaxy visible to the naked eye from the southern hemisphere, bound to our galaxy by gravity, alongside its companion, the Large Magellanic Cloud, or the LMC. . . .