Magellanic
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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The image showcases LH 95, a vast star forming region inside the Large Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy that orbits the Milky Way.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026
A team from the University of Arizona found that the SMC's unusual behavior is the result of a direct collision with the Large Magellanic Cloud.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 20, 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
Yet recent images captured by NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope seem to contradict that notion by showing protoplanetary disks in a dwarf galaxy adjacent to our own Milky Way, the Small Magellanic Cloud.
From Salon ● Dec. 21, 2024
Not far outside the Galaxy there are almost certainly planets, orbiting stars in the Magellanic Clouds and in the globular clusters that surround the Milky Way.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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