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Celestial Mechanics

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The Large Magellanic Cloud, a massive spiral galaxy, is shown tearing apart the smaller Small Magellanic Cloud, with streams of stars being pulled between them.

Large Magellanic Cloud rips apart its smaller neighbor galaxy

Stars within the Small Magellanic Cloud are currently being pulled outwards from its core at an average speed of 17 kilometers per second.

Marcus Cole·June 8, 2026