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• n  either of two small galaxies orbiting the Milky Way; visible near the south celestial pole

• Magellanic Cloud

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• Milky Way Neighbor Galaxies Get Amazing Portraits in UV
  Stitching together thousands of images, astronomers have created the most detailed ultraviolet light portraits of the Milky Way's two closest neighbors: the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.
  June 14, 2013 - SPACE.com via Yahoo! News
• A stunning look at hot young stars -- of a galaxy
  By Megan GannonSpace.comStitching together thousands of images, astronomers have created the most detailed ultraviolet light portraits of the Milky Way's two closest neighbors: the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds.The stunning wide-field results give scientists a peek at the hot young stars of these satellite galaxies, which hover around the Milky Way less than 200,000 light-years away.The ...
  June 14, 2013 - NBC NEWS