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 ...

Graduate students from the Graduate University for Advanced Studies (SOKENDAI) participated in an observational training ...

"A supercomputer simulation shows many galaxies merging over time. The parts of galaxies we can see are glowing stars forming ...

The embedded variable stars proved that the Andromeda nebula was much farther away than the stars that comprised the Milky Way. Andromeda was therefore a separate galaxy — similar to ...

The beauty spot has been named as one of the top destinations in the UK to immerse yourself in 'nature's paradise' and has ...

For decades, astronomers have used the Milky Way as a reference for understanding galaxy formation. But new data from Hubble paints a starkly different picture of Andromeda’s satellite galaxies ...

Travel experts have named the National Park among the top destinations in the UK for nature lovers to explore, as well as the ...

A bright star within our Milky Way galaxy photobombed a beautiful new image of a distant galaxy with "patchy" spiral arms.

Just let us choose from some iconic species living in the Milky Way. Of course ... centric point of view of the original trilogy and Andromeda. Needless to say, the new major installment in ...

Recent research has cast doubt on the certainty of the Milky Way-Andromeda galaxy collision, suggesting the event may not be as inevitable as once thought. Traditionally, astronomers have ...