A bridge of stars connects two dwarf galaxies
Wednesday, February 8, 2017 - 14:31
in Astronomy & Space
The Magellanic Clouds, the two largest satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, appear to be connected by a bridge stretching across 43,000 light years, according to astronomers. The discovery is based on the galactic stellar census being conducted by the European Space Observatory, Gaia.