Imagine you're an alien living in the Andromeda galaxy, 2.5 million light-years away, peering back at Earth through a massive ...

Astronomers aren’t limited to studying visual representations of Andromeda’s energy; they can also assess them through sound. In addition to the images, NASA researchers compiled the galaxy ...

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory created a detailed map of the Sculptor galaxy. The map covers 65,000 light years and reveals thousand ...

Here’s how it works. The Andromeda galaxy's spiralling stars are played as musical notes in a new NASA observatory video, creating a cosmic crescendo that's out of this world.

NASA's Chandra X-ray Observatory provides a new look at the Andromeda galaxy in this multi-wavelength image that includes ...

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 ...

NASA's PUNCH mission, launched in March 2025, is already delivering remarkable results. The mission captured a rare \"rainbow\" view of space dust and i ...

The Andromeda Galaxy, a spiral galaxy also known as Messier 31 or simply M31, is one of several galaxies, including the Milky Way, that comprise what is known as the Local Group.

For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor. This merger—expected in about 5 billion years—has ...

Also known as Andromeda, the Milky Way’s most immediate neighbor is about 2.5 million light-years away, and provides an excellent option for studying how spiral galaxies form and evolve over time.

Astronomers at the European Southern Observatory have captured an ultra-detailed image of the Sculptor galaxy, which they say ...