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Hubble Telescope witnesses Milky Way strip its galactic neighbor of gas
In its galactic neighborhood, the Milky Way can be something of a bully.
Hubble Telescope Reveals Milky Way Blowing Gas off LMC Galaxy in Close Encounter
Milky Way strips LMC's gas halo with ram pressure. Hubble captures dramatic interaction between galaxies. LMC retains enough ...
Hubble sees aftermath of galaxy's scrape with Milky Way
A story of survival is unfolding at the outer reaches of our galaxy, and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing the saga ...
It’s 100 years since we learned the Milky Way is not the only galaxy
These objects were actually the Andromeda and Messier 33 galaxies, the closest large galaxies to our Milky Way. Today, up to ...
Introducing 'UFO' galaxies—the Milky Way's dustier cousins
In a new study, a team of astrophysicists led by CU Boulder has set out to unravel the mysteries of UFOs—not the alien ...
NASA’s Hubble Reveals Impact of Milky Way’s Gravitational Force on Large Magellanic Cloud
Hubble captures LMC's interaction with the Milky Way’s halo. Surprising findings show LMC’s compact gas halo. Ram-pressure ...
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Hubble Telescope witnesses Milky Way strip its galactic neighbor of gas
"But even with this catastrophic interaction with the Milky Way, the LMC is able to retain 10 percent of its halo because of its high mass." Hubble's ultraviolet detection capabilities made it the ...
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NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope Spots Aftermath of Galaxy’s Scrape with Milky Way
A story of survival is unfolding at the outer reaches of our galaxy, and NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is witnessing the saga ...
Hubble discovers Milky Way's impact on large Magellanic cloud
Hubble Space Telescope has revealed the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) losing its gas halo due to a close encounter with the Milky Way. The LMC’s halo, now just 50,000 light-years wide, has been reduced ...