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Release No.: 2007-02For Release: Tuesday, January 09, 2007
Magellanic Clouds May Be Just Passing Through
Magellanic Clouds May Be Just Passing Through
Astronomers have measured the 3-D velocities of the Large Magellanic Cloud (shown here) and the Small Magellanic Cloud. They found surprisingly high speeds, which may indicate that the Milky Way is twice as massive as previously thought, or that the Magellanic Clouds are not gravitationally bound to the Milky Way but instead are "just passing through."
Credit: Copyright Robert Gendler and Josch Hambsch 2005
Low Resolution Image (jpg)
Credit: Copyright Robert Gendler and Josch Hambsch 2005
Low Resolution Image (jpg)
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