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The European Space Agency's (ESA) Gaia satellite reveals the Large Magellanic Cloud in spectacular detail, using radiation mapping instead of photography to show its bright, massive stars and prominent star-forming regions, such as Region 30 Degas. Credit: ESA/Gaia/DPAC.

The Large Magellanic Cloud: Star mapping changes our view of a nearby galaxy

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The European Space Agency's Gaia satellite creates a precise radiation map of the Large Magellanic Cloud, showing the massive stars and prominent star-forming regions
Comparison of the sizes of stars of different types - red dwarf, solar-type star, blue dwarf and the recently discovered star Comparison of the sizes of different types of stars - red dwarf, solar-type star, blue dwarf and the recently discovered star R136a1. Figure: European Southern Observatory ESO

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