Magellanic Stream

[maj-uh-lan-ik streem]

noun

1. Astronomy.,  a long, extensive stream of gases extending out from the Magellanic Clouds and reaching halfway around the Milky Way.

Example Sentences

The flare caused two "ionization cones" that ripped through the Milky Way, leaving an impact on the Magellanic Stream.

From Fox News

Most of this Magellanic Stream extends beyond the Large Magellanic Cloud and thus should probe the halo's gas density elsewhere, Besla says, further constraining the mass of the circumgalactic medium.

From Scientific American

It has helped to answer astronomical questions - such as the origin of the Magellanic Stream, a long ribbon of gas stretching nearly halfway around our Milky Way - and uncovered new mysteries.

From BBC

The glow of this gas, called the Magellanic Stream, implies that the flare-up occurred 1 million to 3 million years ago.

From Science Magazine

This gas, named the Magellanic Stream, consists mostly of neutral hydrogen atoms, which broadcast radio waves that are 21 centimeters long.

From Scientific American