Clouds, Streams and Bridges.
Redrawing the blueprint of the Magellanic System with Gaia DR1


The majority of the PR images can be found here
 

Movie: formation of SMC debris
Credit: D. Erkal (Cambridge, UK)
Caption: This animation shows the results of a computer simulation of the Small and Large Magellanic Clouds (SMC/LMC) as they fall onto the Milky Way. The disk of the LMC is shown in the center. The SMC disrupts as it orbits the LMC, forming a stellar stream which we observe as a stellar bridge.