M31, the spiral galaxy in Andromeda, with its two companion elliptical galaxies, the very small M32 ... [+] below, and larger M110 above. (Photo by: Alan Dyer/VW Pics/Universal Images Group via ...
neighboring Andromeda galaxy, as it will unfold over the next several billion years. According to a new study, our Milky Way galaxy may have already begun colliding with the closest giant galaxy ...
It occasionally erupts, shooting an icy mixture of gas and dust into the solar system whenever it soaks ... was livestreamed ...
"Even though our galaxy, as well as the Andromeda galaxy, has 100 billion stars in it, they're very far apart." Not only will the solar system survive, but Earth will see a spectacular show as the ...
Clearly, the Andromeda Nebula was a system of stars quite separate from the Milky Way, and in many ways comparable to it. From this simple observation, soon repeated for other starry nebulae ...
In this episode, Dave Eicher invites you to observe one of the most famous deep-sky objects, the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31). Named for its location in the constellation ...