Velocities of massive star candidates within the SMC shown as vectors. (IMAGE)

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Velocities of massive star candidates within the SMC shown as vectors.

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Velocities of massive star candidates within the SMC shown as vectors.

The colors of the arrows represent the direction of motion. Relative to the LMC, located at the bottom left of the image, most red arrows show movement towards the LMC, whereas most light blue arrows show movement away from the LMC, suggesting they are being pulled apart.

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Credit: Satoya Nakano

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