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A new study suggests the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is being pulled apart by its larger sibling, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), on the Milky Way's periphery.
Milky Way's periphery
Who
Sreepriya Vijayasree, Maria-Rosa Cioni, researchers
What
A new study suggests the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is being pulled apart by its larger sibling, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), on the Milky Way's periphery.
When
Fri, 12 Jun 2026 16:00:55 GMT · 3h 16m ago
Where
Milky Way's periphery ·
Why
The gravitational pull of the LMC is causing a "galaxy-wide tidal disruption" in the SMC, with stars moving outward at an average speed of 38,000 mph.
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How this affects you
This discovery changes our understanding of the SMC's structure and raises questions about other dwarf galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, potentially revealing that previous assumptions about their behavior were incorrect.
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