Radio telescope image of the Large Magellanic Cloud, overlaid with symbols indicating the magnetic field's strength and direction at various positions. Filled green circles indicate places where magnetic north is pointing toward us, while the open green circles show locations where it points away. Larger circle show stronger readings. Purple asterisks indicate positions where the magnetic field was too weak to be measured. Background image: S. Kim et al/ATNF

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