The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

This galaxy referred to by NASA is none other than the Large Magellanic Cloud, ... Although it is considered a "dwarf" galaxy, it is the largest of the many satellite galaxies of the Milky Way.

An international team of astronomers has made groundbreaking observations of the supernova remnant (SNR) SNR J0450.4−7050 in ...

The universe might not meet its end for another quinvigintillion years, but our galaxy's fate teeters on a far less certain line.New research shows that there's a 50% chance that the Milky Way and ...

The new study shows nearby galaxies — especially the smaller but mighty Large Magellanic Cloud — are messing with the Milky Way’s path, possibly steering it away from a cosmic crash.

Specifically, Andromeda, the Triangulum galaxy, and the Large Magellanic Cloud (a galaxy orbiting the Milky Way) influence the Milky Way’s path. According to the researchers, ...

A gravitational war next door: The Large Magellanic Cloud is gradually destroying the Small Magellanic Cloud Scientists spot high-speed galaxy collision 11 billion light-years away: 'We hence call ...

The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling through space toward each other at a speed of about 250,000 miles ... New study assesses influence of Large Magellanic Cloud; ...

One confounding factor comes from two other LG galaxies: M33, a satellite galaxy, and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC). The simulations revealed that the former increases the likelihood of a ...

Astronomers say our galaxy hasn’t seen a supernova in 400 years. ... Belton, Texas. The 1987 supernova (SN 1987A) occurred in the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), not the Milky Way.

A team of astronomers factored in some of the largest among them, including the Large Magellanic Cloud, or LMC, and M33, or the Triangulum galaxy, to see how much of a role they might play on the ...