The Large Magellanic Cloud is the brightest neighbouring galaxy to our Milky Way. Simulations calculate that it will probably collide with our Milky Way in one to four billion years. Ferdinand Magellan set out 500 years ago with a fleet
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Large Magellanic Cloud – PGC 17223
Sunflower Galaxy – M63
The galaxy M63 has fluffy structured spiral arms which has given it the name “Sunflower Galaxy”. The blue glow comes from bright, young stars. Emission nebulae of hot, ionised hydrogen glow red and in between are many bands of dark
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