Andromeda Galaxy - Wikipedia
WEBThe Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224.
Andromeda Galaxy: Facts about our closest galactic neighbor | Space
WEBOct 26, 2023 · The Andromeda Galaxy, also called Messier 31 or M31, is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It is 2.5 million light years away from Earth and is the other major member of the Local Group...
Messier 31 (The Andromeda Galaxy) - Science@NASA
WEBHubble traces densely packed stars extending from the innermost hub, seen on the left side of this image, of Messier 31 (M31), the Andromeda Galaxy. Moving out from this central galactic bulge, the panorama sweeps across lanes of …
Andromeda Galaxy Facts - Space Facts
WEBThe Andromeda Galaxy (M31) is the closest large galaxy to the Milky Way and is one of a few galaxies that can be seen unaided from the Earth. In approximately 4.5 billion years the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way are expected …
Sharpest ever view of the Andromeda Galaxy | ESA/Hubble
WEBThis image, captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as M31. This is a cropped version of the full image and has 1.5 billion pixels.
Andromeda Galaxy | Description, Location, Distance, & Facts
WEBSep 12, 2024 · Andromeda Galaxy, great spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy. It is one of the few visible to the unaided eye, appearing as a milky blur. The Andromeda Galaxy is located about 2,480,000 light-years from Earth, and its diameter is approximately 200,000 light-years.
Andromeda Galaxy - NASA
WEBJun 12, 2013 · Andromeda, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is a spiral galaxy located about 2.5 million light years away. It is thought that the Milky Way and Andromeda will collide several billion years from now. The black holes located in both galaxies will then reside in the large, elliptical galaxy that results from this merger.
Hubble’s High-Definition Panoramic View of the Andromeda Galaxy
WEBJan 5, 2015 · The largest NASA Hubble Space Telescope image ever assembled, this sweeping bird’s-eye view of a portion of the Andromeda galaxy (M31) is the sharpest large composite image ever taken of our galactic next-door neighbor.
Andromeda's Once and Future Stars - NASA
WEBJan 6, 2011 · NASA. Two European Space Agency observatories combined forces to show the Andromeda Galaxy in a new light. Herschel sees rings of star formation in this, the most detailed image of the Andromeda Galaxy ever taken at infrared wavelengths, and XMM-Newton shows dying stars shining X-rays into space.
APOD: 2021 June 25 - Andromeda in a Single Shot
WEBThe Andromeda Galaxy, 2.5 million light years away, is the most distant object easily seen by the unaided eye. Other denizens of the night sky, like stars, clusters, and nebulae, are typically hundreds to thousands of light-years distant.