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Large Magellanic Cloud

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Noun1.Large Magellanic Cloud - the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere
Magellanic Cloud - either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole


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The Large Magellanic Cloud streams through space at 378 kilometers per second, while the Small Magellanic Cloud moves at 302 km/see.
Fleet finding: speed of Milky Way's companions poses puzzle by Cowen, R. / Science News
Shock waves from a starburst region in the nearby Large Magellanic Cloud compress the surrounding gas, giving life to new generations of stars.
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Any irregular satellite galaxy of the Milky Way, such as the Large Magellanic Cloud, "is likely to have more than its fair share" of bursts, he adds.
Safe from a heavenly doom: gamma-ray bursts not a threat to Earth by Cowen, R. / Science News
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