Massive, magnetic stars beyond the Milky Way detected for the 1st time

A blue scene of space with lots of stars, many of which sparkly quite brightly in the center. Streams of gas and other material can be seen as well.

For the first time, astronomers have detected the magnetic fields of massive, blazingly hot stars outside our galaxy. They're stars that actually live in our galactic companions, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC) and the Small Magellanic Cloud (SMC). 

Discovering stellar magnetism in these satellite galaxies of the Milky Way, both of which have a large population of young stars, offers scientists a unique chance to study actively forming stars. It could also answer the question of how much mass a star can pile on before it loses stability.