Andromeda XXXV is what astronomers term an ultra-faint dwarf galaxy, which is exactly what it sounds like. These tiny, dim ...

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 ...

If so, the implications could very well mean that the Milky Way's long predicted future collision with the Andromeda galaxy ...

"Everything scattered in the Andromeda system is very asymmetric and perturbed. It does appear that something significant happened not too long ago," Weisz said. "Our work has shown that low-mass ...

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"We do find that there is a lot of diversity that ... the family of dwarf galaxies buzzing around a larger galaxy, such as the Andromeda Galaxy, can tell us a great deal about the larger galaxy's ...

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 ...