... The Small Cloud of Magellan (SMC) . ... Almost unknown to casual observers in the northern hemisphere, the southern sky contains two diffuse wonders known as the Magellanic Clouds. ... Jovian Aurora . ... These two recently released Hubble Space Telescope close-ups show the Northern and Southern lights ... on Jupiter. ... Closer To Beta Pic . ... Since the 1980s, astronomers have been pointing toward Beta Pictoris, a young, sun-like star a mere 50 light-years distant, as a likely example. ...