Large Magellanic Cloud
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Methanol and methyl formate had already been observed in the gas phase within the Large Magellanic Cloud, but this is the first evidence that such molecules are also forming in the solid ice itself.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
The Large Magellanic Cloud, located about 160,000 light-years from Earth, is an ideal environment for studying how stars form in conditions resembling those of the early universe.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 12, 2025
For this study, Chiti and his colleagues aimed their telescopes at an unusual target: the stars that make up the Large Magellanic Cloud.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 2024
The supernova SN 1987A occurred 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 22, 2024
"I make it just a shade inside the outermost fringes of the Large Magellanic Cloud."
From The Women-Stealers of Thrayx by Holden, Fox B.
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