A Hubble Space Telescope optical image of our nearest neighbor galaxy, Andromeda (M31), with an inset X-ray image of the active center made with the XMM-Newton observatory. The newly discovered ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A close-up view of a prodigious number of stars in the Andromeda galaxy. The Andromeda galaxy is a colossal marvel in our sky, ...

For decades, capturing detailed images of galaxies beyond the Milky Way has felt like the exclusive domain of high-powered space telescopes like Hubble and the James Webb. But one backyard ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bright galaxy hangs in space near a smear of blue nebulas gas and beside a mush smaller, more distant galaxy. The Royal ...

Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a stunning image of our neighboring spiral galaxy, Andromeda, shining in deep space some 2.5 million light-years from Earth. Brecher's image captured ...

Have you ever seen an entire galaxy with your naked eyes? You can see it now. Late October offers a prime opportunity for skywatchers to spot the ancient light of the Andromeda galaxy, which climbs ...

University of Arizona astronomers have taken the sharpest, most detailed infrared pictures ever of the Andromeda galaxy. They show that our neighbor spiral galaxy is a surprisingly disturbed and ...

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 ...

The typical blue spiral galaxy (top) continues to form stars actively until it collides with another galaxy. At that point, an active galactic nucleus (AGN) is formed that depletes the galaxy of dust, ...