Large Magellanic Cloud
Americannoun
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Instead, it formed in the Large Magellanic Cloud, the Milky Way's largest companion galaxy, and later migrated into our galaxy billions of years ago.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 4, 2026
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 detection of icy COMs in the Large Magellanic Cloud provides evidence that these reactions can produce them effectively in a much harsher environment than in the solar neighborhood."
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
"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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