Magellanic

American

[maj-uh-lan-ik] / ˌmædʒ əˈlæn ɪk /

adjective

of or native to the southern regions of South America (often used in the names of animals, such as the Magellanic penguin).

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During the first test, Roman's Coronagraph Instrument observed a faint star in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a neighboring galaxy.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

This remarkable region contains both newly forming low mass stars and massive blue giants, making it one of the Large Magellanic Cloud's many stellar associations.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 5, 2026

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

Professor Staveley-Smith said the system had strong similarities with our own Milky Way and Magellanic System, providing a unique opportunity to study such interactions in detail.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 19, 2025

We also now have evidence for several other black holes in systems like Cygnus X-l in our galaxy and in two neighboring galaxies called the Magellanic Clouds.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking

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