Magellanic Stream
Americannoun
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This gas, named the Magellanic Stream, consists mostly of neutral hydrogen atoms, which broadcast radio waves that are 21 centimeters long.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 4, 2014
From the tip of the Leading aArm to the far end of the Magellanic Stream, this gaseous strand is at least 200 degrees long and stretches across more than half a million light-years of space.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 4, 2014
Although both stars and gas exist between the Magellanic Clouds, no one has ever found any stars in either the Magellanic Stream or the Leading Arm.
From Scientific American ● Apr. 4, 2014
Either way, the Magellanic Stream traces the pair’s path through space, revealing that their orbit around us is polar, like a terrestrial satellite sailing over the North and South poles.
From Scientific American ● Mar. 20, 2013
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