Large Magellanic Cloud
Americannoun
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By tracing its path backward over billions of years, they determined that the star originated in the Large Magellanic Cloud before eventually being pulled into the Milky Way.
From Science Daily • Apr. 4, 2026
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
The supernova SN 1987A occurred 160,000 light-years from Earth in the Large Magellanic Cloud.
From Science Daily • Feb. 22, 2024
SN1987A is sited a mere 170,000 light-years from us in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy adjacent to our own Milky Way Galaxy.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2023
"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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