INTERSTELLAR & INTERPLANETARY MATTER A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z                    HOME ABOUT CATEGORIES SITE MAP COPYRIGHT ADVERTISE CONTACT entire Web this site Magellanic Stream Image from a simulation of the gas in, and streaming from, the Magellanic Clouds. Simulation by Daisuke Kawata, Chris Fluke, Sarah Maddison, and Brad Gibson, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia A filament of neutral hydrogen, spanning roughly 300,000 light-years, that may have been torn out of the Magellanic Clouds by the Milky Way Galaxy some 200 million years ago. It forms an arc in the southern sky about 150° long, stretching from the region between the Magellanic Clouds and passing close to the south galactic pole. Related category    • INTERSTELLAR AND INTERPLANETARY MATTER Also on this site: Encyclopedia of Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Encyclopedia of History Transport Concepts & Designs (partner site) BACK TO TOP