The Lyrids meteor shower begins on April 17 and peaks April 22. Stargazers can see 18 meteors per hour streaking across the ...

"We thought they were basically all going to be fried because the entire universe turned into a vat of boiling oil." ...

That makes close encounters with other stars extremely unlikely, even during a galaxy ... said. Andromeda would also ...

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 ...

Earth itself will survive, but when this galactic war happens, Earth's night sky will look like ... Right now, the Andromeda galaxy is racing toward the Milky Way at a speed of 250,000 mph ...

A rare grouping of 10 celestial bodies is captured in a stunning new photo taken during ... night sky offered pristine views ...

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.

This pattern suggests a major cosmic collision may have influenced their structure, providing fresh insights into galaxy evolution. NASA’s Hubble reveals surprising star formation in Andromeda's ...

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 ...

The clear night sky offered pristine views of sparkling stars and two bright galaxies, including the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) and Triangulum Galaxy (M33). "After March 2, it is a downward retreat ...