An analysis of star movements from the Gaia spacecraft reveals that the Small Magellanic Cloud — a satellite galaxy bound to ...

The cluster, full of more than 2,500 newborn stars that blaze blue in the Hubble image, is in a galaxy with far fewer heavy ...

Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...

Say hello to one of the Milky Way's neighbors! This NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope image features a scene from one of the ...

Using Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3 instrument, astronomers captured this recent up-close view of the SMC, full of twinkling ...

In anticipation of the upcoming 35th anniversary of the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, ESA/Hubble is kicking off the ...

The results were obtained from observations of the Small Magellanic Cloud and may provide a new perspective on star formation throughout the history of the universe. In our Milky Way galaxy ...

Newly-processed image of Small Magellanic Cloud star cluster shows that this old space telescope can still impress with its ...

Fluffy strands of cosmic gas and dust illuminated by bright young stars form a beautiful cloudscape in a neighboring nebula.

Why it's so special: The Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC) is one of our galaxy's closest neighbors and is visible to the naked eye, yet most humans will never see it. The dwarf galaxy, which contains ...

The other galaxy on our list, and the 15th-brightest deep-sky object, is the Small Magellanic Cloud, which lies mainly in Tucana with a small part in Hydrus. Its combined brightness equates to a 2 ...

The Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy about 200,000 light-years from the solar system, can be seen with the naked eye ...