Hubble Space Telescope detects protective shield defending pair of dwarf galaxies
The scientists used spectroscopic observations of quasar ultraviolet light to detect and map the Magellanic Corona, a diffuse halo of hot, supercharged gas surrounding the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds. Depicted in purple, the corona extends more than 100,000 light-years from the main mass of stars, gas and dust that make up the Magellanic Clouds, …
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