We are located only 27,000 light years from the galactic center and go around the center once in some 225 million years – quite amazing stuff! In the known universe since the Big Bang event (13.5 ...

Did you know that you can see the closest spiral galaxy next to our own in the sky? While binoculars and telescopes will offer much better views, it’s still possible to see it with your naked eye if ...

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A close-up view of a prodigious number of stars in the Andromeda galaxy. Credit: NASA / ESA / B. Williams (U. of Washington) The Andromeda galaxy is a colossal marvel in our sky, hosting over 1 ...

The image, published at the microwave frequency of 6.6 GHz, was made possible by Sardinia Radio Telescope, a 64-meter telescope that can operate at high radio frequencies. 'This image will allow us to ...

A new composite image of the Andromeda Galaxy is offering an unprecedented view of our closest spiral galactic neighbor. Composed by NASA and international space partners, the image combines data from ...

Go into your backyard about 20:30 p.m. EST or thereabouts this weekend and you can see the most incredible thing – the Andromeda Galaxy – one of the farthest objects visible to the naked eye. If you ...

Located about 2.5 million light-years from our solar system, Andromeda is the most distant object visible to the naked eye. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

I know I just posted an image of a nearby spiral galaxy that combines optical and infrared light. But by coincidence another picture just came out, and it shows the far more famous Andromeda Galaxy, ...

Newly forming stars glow fiery bright in this infrared image of the Andromeda Galaxy taken by the European Space Agency's Herschel spacecraft. The galaxy's spiral structure, which is similar to that ...

Anew view of the Andromeda Galaxy reveals hot, young stars in ultraviolet light. NASA'sSwift satellite acquired the highest-resolution view of a neighboring spiralgalaxy ever attained in the ...