Some scientists believe that Andromeda experienced a major collision with another galaxy a few billion ... Hubble has provided a high-resolution 3D map of these small galaxies.

Astronomers at the University of Michigan have discovered a new satellite of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Milky Way’s closest major galactic neighbor, and it has broken the record for the ...

The Andromeda galaxy is surrounded by a constellation of dwarf galaxies that are arranged in a highly lopsided manner. Analysis of cosmological simulations published in Nature Astronomy reveal that ...

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 ...

But recently, detailed, high-resolution observations ... most — of star formation within a galaxy takes place inside these feathers. You may like How did Andromeda's dwarf galaxies form?

The Andromeda galaxy is surrounded by a constellation ... challenging existing models. High-resolution images from the Hubble Space Telescope show evidence of star cluster migration and merger ...