Created as a tribute to dark matter pioneer Vera Rubin, the image was created with the aid of a vast array of telescopes.

The Andromeda Galaxy, our closest galactic neighbor, just 2.5 million light-years away, has long captivated astronomers with ...

The Andromeda galaxy is also known as Messier 31. It is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. On ...

NASA's Chandra Observatory has combined different wavelength images of the Andromeda galaxy to honor astronomer Vera Rubin, ...

NASA has released new images of the Andromeda galaxy, "the most important nearby stellar island." Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ Funniest cap messages Get the USA TODAY app ...

It’s the Andromeda galaxy, and despite being 2.5 million light-years away (“not far away” is relative when it comes to deep space), there’s a lot it could teach us about itself and perhaps ...

A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, long considered inevitable, may be in question, astronomers say.

That’s because McCarthy recently unveiled a 400-megapixel photo of the Andromeda Galaxy—our closest galactic neighbor, located 2.5 million light-years away.

The smallest, dimmest galaxy orbiting Andromeda to date. Image: CFHT/MegaCam/PAndAS (Principal investigator: Alan McConnachie; Image processing: Marcos Arias A group of astronomers has discovered ...

Astronomers at the University of Michigan have discovered a new satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Milky Way’s closest major galactic neighbor, and it has broken the record for the ...

Welcome To The Andromeda Galaxy. Andromeda is 2.5 million light years from the Milky Way. Cmosmically speaking, that's very close. It's home to at least a trillion stars.

A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and its largest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, predicted to occur in about 4.5 billion years, has been anticipated by astronomers since 1912.