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3 days ago · The Andromeda Galaxyis a barred spiral galaxyand is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebulaand is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224. Andromeda has a D25isophotal diameterof about 46.56 kiloparsecs(152,000 light-years)[8]and is approximately 765 kpc (2.5 million light-years) from ...
4 days ago · A duo of interacting galaxies commemorates the second science anniversary of NASA's James Webb Space Telescope, which takes constant observations, including images and highly detailed data known as spectra. Its operations have led to a “parade” of discoveries by astronomers around the world. “Since President Biden and Vice President ...
3 days ago · The neighboring galaxies, nicknamed Penguin and the Egg, have been tangled up for tens of millions of years, according to NASA. They’ll eventually merge into a single galaxy. The same interaction will happen to our own Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy in 4 billion years, the space agency said.
2 days ago · China's Wide Field Survey Telescope has captured an amazing view of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Credit: Space.com | footage courtesy: China Central Television (CCTV) | edited by Steve Spaleta
1 day ago · For comparison, the Andromeda Galaxy is the Milky Way’s closest neighbor at roughly 2.5 million light-years away.
4 days ago · They'll eventually merge into a single galaxy. The same interaction will happen to our own Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy in 4 billion years, the space agency said.
4 days ago · The two galaxies are separated by around 100,000 light-years, which is actually quite close in galactic terms. For example, the Milky Way galaxy and the Andromeda Galaxy, its nearest neighbor,...
