According to new research from Live Science, the Small Magellanic Cloud, a dwarf galaxy orbiting at the edge of the Milky Way, is being systematically torn apart by our galaxy's gravitational pull. The tidal forces stretching this cosmic neighbor are reshaping assumptions about how satellite galaxies evolve, revealing the violent dynamism at play even in our own galactic backyard.

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