A Michigan State University researcher saw X-rays coming from a black hole using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope ...

Not only is Andromeda XXXV the dimmest and smallest known satellite galaxy in the Andromeda system, it's about 3 million light-years away, making it very hard to spot. The ellipse within the inset ...

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 ...

It proved the Andromeda Nebula is immensely ... Well before Hubble, some people had proposed there might be a universe beyond our galaxy, but the evidence was weak. The crucial tool was provided ...

Photo: Andromeda nebula plate with Hubble's handwritten ... were actually separate systems outside and independent of our galaxy. It was the first evidence of galaxies outside our own, and Hubble ...

Until now, the closest known supermassive black hole from beyond the Milky Way was the one inside the Andromeda galaxy, about 2.5 million light-years from Earth. It is the nearest major galaxy to ...

Related: The Andromeda Galaxy glows rosy red in gorgeous new Hubble Telescope image Starting in late 2019, Hubble spent two years cataloging images — as well as measurements of the locations and ...

This new knowledge comes from the outskirts of Andromeda, the Milky Way's nearest major galactic neighbor, where astronomers have found the system's smallest and dimmest satellite galaxy to date.

These detailed measurements from Hubble refine models of Andromeda’s merger history and disk evolution, shedding light on the galaxy’s complex past. (Image credits: Nasa) 6 / 7 ...

Right now, the Andromeda galaxy is racing toward the Milky Way at a speed of 250,000 mph - fast enough to circle the world in just six minutes. And it's scheduled to collide, head-on, with the ...

Astronomers have discovered Andromeda XXXV, the smallest and faintest known galaxy, located 3 million light-years away. It challenges existing models of galaxy formation, as similar small galaxies ...