The Galactic Empire
The shining stars and glowing arcs of gas in this picture make up part of one of our closest neighbours: a dwarf galaxy called the Small Magellanic Cloud.
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X-ray: NASA/CXC/Univ.Potsdam/L.Oskinova et al; Optical: NASA/STScI; Infrared: NASA/JPL-Caltech
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