Something is Changing the Small Magellanic Cloud A strange lack of stellar orbits around the core of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) mystified astronomers for decades. Not only that, but the SMC has a strange, irregular shape, and sports a tidal. Now, a team of observers led by graduate student Himansch Rathore at the University of Arizona, has tracked down the reason why the stars don't orbit. It's because the SMC crashed directly through its neighbor, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), in the distant past. That huge collision disrupted stellar motions and [sent them on wildly different trajectories](https://www.universetoday.com/articles/something-is-tearing-the-small-magellanic-cloud-apart). It also disturbed the clouds of gas within the SMC and created a tail of gas stretching out across space.

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Red clouds surrounding blue emission and star clusters inside them.

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Re-visiting NGC 456 in the Small Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy. Observation with #JWST NIRCam. 🔭

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#starformation #SmallMagellanicCloud #astronomy

Red aurora on the horizon, fuzzy white band of the Milky Way, and 2 small, fuzzy, glowing ovals.

Have you heard of the Magellanic Clouds? The #LargeMagellanicCloud is one of the closest #galaxies at about 160,000 light-years away. It’s about 40,000 light-years closer than the #SmallMagellanicCloud. They stand out as big, misty blobs of light under dark skies. 🌌🔭
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Blue and red nebulae. One bright blue star on the lower left.

Large image 🧵 about #nebulae observed by #JWST 🔭 observation id 4567 (Lindberg et al.). All objects are located in the Small Magellanic Cloud (a nearby galaxy). #SmallMagellanicCloud

First is NGC 456, containing the regions LHA 115-N 83A (lower right) and LHA 115-N 83B (upper left)

Probing the farthest star clusters to the Small Magellanic Cloud
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Image of the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a dwarf irregular galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. The SMC, located 250,000 light-years away, is rich in young, blue stars, indicative of recent star formation. This image showcases its diffuse structure and numerous stars against the backdrop of the night sky.

Astronomy Picture from 30/04/2000

The Small Cloud of Magellan (SMC)

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap000430.html


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Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346, a star-forming region within the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), a satellite galaxy of the Milky Way. The image showcases the vibrant blue hues of the nebula and the dark dust lanes where embryonic stars are forming, resembling stellar nurseries from the early universe.

Astronomy Picture from 18/01/2005

NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap050118.html


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A Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346, a star-forming region in the Small Magellanic Cloud, 210,000 light-years away. The image shows a massive star cluster embedded in a gas and dust cloud, with visible and near-infrared light appearing blue and green, and atomic hydrogen emission in red. The cluster contains both massive, short-lived stars and a population of much younger stars, only 3-5 million years old, that haven't yet begun hydrogen fusion in their cores. The stellar winds and radiation from the larger stars carve a 200 light-year wide cavity in the surrounding nebula.

Astronomy Picture from 28/09/2008

Young Stars of NGC 346

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap080928.html


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Dual Directional Expansion of Classical Cepheids in the Small Magellanic Cloud Revealed by Gaia Data Release 3 - IOPscienceSearchopens in new tab Dual Directional Expansion of Classical Cepheids in the Small Magellanic Cloud Revealed by Gaia Data Release 3, Nakano, Satoya, Tachihara, Kengo

Dual Directional Expansion of Classical Cepheids in the #SmallMagellanicCloud Revealed by Gaia Data Release 3: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3... -> Stretched in a cross pattern, our neighboring galaxy is pulled in two axes: www.eurekalert.org/news-release...

Evidence of Galactic Interaction in the Small Magellanic Cloud Probed by Gaia-selected Massive Star Candidates - IOPscienceSearchopens in new tab Evidence of Galactic Interaction in the Small Magellanic Cloud Probed by Gaia-selected Massive Star Candidates, Nakano, Satoya, Tachihara, Kengo, Tamashiro, Mao

Evidence of Galactic Interaction in the #SmallMagellanicCloud Probed by Gaia-selected Massive Star Candidates: iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3... -> Research suggests our closest neighboring galaxy may be being torn apart: www.nagoya-u.ac.jp/researchinfo...

Telescopic view of Comet Siding Spring (C/2013 A1) with its coma and dust tail, passing near Mars on October 19th. The image also shows the Small Magellanic Cloud, and globular clusters 47 Tucanae and NGC 362. A near miss for Mars, but great views from Earth's Southern Hemisphere!

Astronomy Picture from 04/09/2014

Cloud, Clusters and Comet Siding Spring

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap140904.html


#CometSidingSpring #MarsFlyby #C2013A1 #SpaceRocks #SouthernHemisphere #Astronomy #Astrophotography #Comet #DeepSpace #NightSky #SmallMagellanicCloud #47Tucanae #NGC362

A stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of star cluster NGC 346 in the Small Magellanic Cloud. The false-color image showcases blue and green visible/near-infrared light, with red representing atomic hydrogen emission. This vibrant region reveals a massive star-forming area with both energetic, short-lived stars and much younger, infant stars only 3-5 million years old. The cluster is embedded within a 200 light-year-wide interstellar cavern carved by stellar winds and radiation.

Astronomy Picture from 17/11/2005

Young Stars of NGC 346

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051117.html


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A stunning Hubble Space Telescope image of NGC 346, a star cluster in the Small Magellanic Cloud, 210,000 light-years away. The image showcases vibrant pink and purple hues representing visible, near-infrared, and atomic hydrogen emission light. Massive stars within NGC 346, only 3-5 million years old, sculpt the surrounding gas and dust, triggering further star formation. The cluster's energetic winds have created a cavernous region approximately 200 light-years across.

Astronomy Picture from 17/11/2005

Young Stars of NGC 346

Source: https://apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap051117.html


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