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Small Magellanic Cloud Imaged by Herschel, Planck, IRAS, COBE
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The Small Magellanic Cloud, shown here, is a dwarf galaxy orbiting the Milky Way. The image includes data from the ESA (European Space Agency) Herschel mission, supplemented with data from ESA's retired Planck observatory and two retired NASA missions: the Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) and Cosmic Background Explorer (COBE).
NASA Image and Video Library’s own descriptionCredit lineSmall Magellanic Cloud Imaged by Herschel, Planck, IRAS, COBE. NASA/JPL, 2022-06-16. Public domain. ID: PIA25164.