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 ...

NASA images: The stunning photograph captured ... provided us with a magical experience with a view of the Andromeda galaxy. The image depicts the stars and dust clouds in the galaxy.

Today, astronomers have measured the distance to the Andromeda Galaxy much more precisely; they find it to be about 2 1/2 million light years away. It is a majestic spiral-shaped galaxy ...

Right now, the Andromeda ... the elliptical galaxy's bright, new core, if it weren't for the fact that the Sun will likely swallow Earth in about five billion years. The picture below is what ...

That’s almost half the distance to Andromeda. Have you ever seen the Andromeda galaxy? Go outside after dark this month and look high up in the northeast sky and you’ll find the W-shaped ...