LMC & SMC likely collided a few hundred million years ago - GAIA data evidence

[gary]

Article here :-
https://phys.org/news/2018-10-astronomers-collision-milky-satellite-galaxies.html

ArXiv paper "Resolved Kinematics of Runaway and Field OB Stars in the Small Magellanic Cloud", Oey et. al. :-
https://arxiv.org/abs/1810.06596

[Kunama]

Thanks Gary, that’s very interesting reading.

[multiweb]

Saw that one on FB I think. That is so cool. :thumbsup:

[Karlzburg]

That was good, thanks for sharing Gary.

[multiweb]

Another article about it (https://anu.prezly.com/astronomers-witness-david-vs-goliath-fight-between-galaxies?fbclid=IwAR3dovPBlwYbgV_9e As1cVlvYW5C4RKIN6e3DrW6fXE7Au5f3guE jc98-bI).

[gary]

Thanks Marc!