#magellanicclouds — Public Fediverse posts
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Hubble Examines Stars Ensconced in a Cocoon of Gas https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/hubble-examines-stars-ensconced-in-a-cocoon-of-gas/ #NASA #Astrophysics #AstrophysicsDivision #GoddardSpaceFlightCenter #HubbleSpaceTelescope #MagellanicClouds #StarClusters #Stars #TheUniverse
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Protoplanetary Disks in NGC 346 (NIRCam Compass Image) ✨
#EmissionNebulas #MagellanicClouds #NearbyGalaxies #Nebulas #StarClusters #StarFormingRegions #Stars #StellarDisks
⏩ 4 new pictures from Hubble (NASA) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:ListFiles?limit=9&user=OptimusPrimeBot&ilshowall=1&offset=20241217090514
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The Magellanic Clouds must be renamed, astronomers say
Ferdinand Magellan, who murdered and enslaved indigenous people, was not an astronomer nor the clouds' discoverer.
https://www.space.com/astronomers-rename-magellanic-clouds-coalition
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You certainly don't get #skies quite like this here in the UK! This is me under the spectacular #starry skies above the #ESO #LaSilla #Observatory in #Chile. Above and to the right you can see the Large and Small #MagellanicClouds. These are relatively small galaxies that orbit our #MilkyWay #Galaxy. Literally galaxy moons!