... Scientists pin down the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud . ... A long series of observations of these objects has now led to the most accurate determination so far of the distance to the Large Magellanic Cloud т?? a crucial step in the determination of distances across the universe. ... After nearly a decade of careful observations, an international team of astronomers has measured the distance to our neighboring galaxy, the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), more accurately than ever before. ...