The Large Magellanic Cloud (IMAGE)

International Centre for Radio Astronomy Research

The Large Magellanic Cloud

Caption

This vibrant image from NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope shows the Large Magellanic Cloud, a satellite galaxy to our own Milky Way galaxy.

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Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/M. Meixner (STScI) & the SAGE Legacy Team.

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