For billions of years, the Milky Way's largest satellite galaxies--the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds--have followed a perilous journey. Orbiting one another as they are pulled in toward our home galaxy, they have begun to unravel, leaving behind trails of gaseous debris. And yet--to the puzzlement of astronomers--these dwarf galaxies remain intact, with ongoing vigorous star formation.
For billions of years, the Milky Way's largest satellite galaxies--the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds--have followed a perilous journey. Orbiting one another as they are pulled in toward our home galaxy, they have begun to unravel, leaving behind trails of gaseous debris. And yet--to the puzzlement of astronomers--these dwarf galaxies remain intact, with ongoing vigorous star formation.
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