The Andromeda galaxy is surrounded by a constellation of dwarf galaxies that are arranged in a highly lopsided manner.

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 ...

The constellations help us find our way around the sky, breaking up the endless array of stars into more manageable and memorable chunks. In this article, I'll discuss five constellations I always ...

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 other large galaxies are the Andromeda Galaxy, and Messier 33 (the 33rd ... named after the constellation in which we see it. The Virgo Cluster contains about a thousand galaxies, and spans ...

April is also a good month for galaxy-watching with the help of a telescope, including the Andromeda Galaxy ... of light appear to originate from the constellation Lyra, the harp.

The Andromeda galaxy is surrounded by a constellation of dwarf galaxies that are arranged in a highly lopsided manner. Analysis of cosmological simulations reveals that this degree of asymmetry is ...

"Starburst galaxies birth lots of hot blue stars that burn fast and die quickly in explosions that unleash intense ultraviolet light." ...

On a clear night in Bryce Canyon, the National Park Service reports you can see all the way to the Andromeda Galaxy ... rangers lead 20-minute constellation tours that point out constellations ...