The Magellanic Clouds consist of two irregular galaxies, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). Many early navigators used these two
The Coalsack Nebula is located about 600 light-years away in the constellation of Crux — The Southern Cross. This huge object forms a conspicuous silhouette
A number of Indian calendars, of course, have their new year around now: the Punjabi, Assamese, and Tamil, to name a few. The modern Bengali
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