Galaxies

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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

The James Webb Space Telescope capturing images of thousands of massive and dense star clusters within a distant, strongly lensed galaxy.

Cosmos & Space

Webb telescope studies thousands of nearby star clusters

In a distant, strongly lensed galaxy, the James Webb Space Telescope has uncovered 'Firefly Sparkle' — 10 star clusters so massive and dense they exceed anything seen in our own Milky Way.

David Grossman·May 23, 2026