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Record 1 2022-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Astrophysics and Cosmography
  • Space Physics
CONT

The Magellanic Clouds are irregular galaxies that share a gaseous envelope and lie about 22° apart in the sky near the south celestial pole. One of them, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), is a luminous patch about 5° in diameter, and the other, the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC), measures less than 2° across.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Astrophysique et cosmographie
  • Physique spatiale
CONT

Les nuages de Magellan sont des galaxies naines, que l'on considère depuis des centaines d'années comme des satellites de notre Galaxie. D'après une étude récente [...] il n'en serait rien. Le Grand et le Petit Nuage de Magellan seraient des nouveaux venus, juste de passage dans l'environnement proche de notre Galaxie.

Spanish

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