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November 27, 2014

Polish astronomers spot young Stellar Bridge in the Magellanic Clouds
Washington DC (SPX) Nov 28, 2014
Polish astronomers from the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) have discovered a young stellar bridge, that forms a continuous connection between the Magellanic Clouds. This finding is based on number density maps for stellar populations found in data gathered by OGLE. This is the most extensive optical survey of this region up to date. "We find that the young population is present mainly in the western half of the Magellanic Bridge area (MBR), which, together with the newly discovere ... read more

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