The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy [c] and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, …

Dec 5, 2025 · Andromeda Galaxy, great spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy. It is one of the few visible to the unaided eye, appearing as a milky blur. The …

Nov 13, 2025 · Messier 31 M31, also well-known as the Andromeda Galaxy, is the nearest major galaxy to our own, the Milky Way.

Oct 26, 2023 · The Andromeda galaxy is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye. It's also on a collision course with our Milky Way.

Excluding the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, visible from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, the Andromeda galaxy is the brightest external galaxy visible in our night sky. And, at 2.5 million...

Nov 28, 2023 · The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest major galaxy to our home galaxy the Milky Way and is located over 2 million lightyears from Earth. It is a spiral galaxy found in the …

The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. Astronomers use Andromeda to understand …

Captain Dylan Hunt and the crew of the Andromeda Ascendant set out on a mission to rebuild the Systems Commonwealth 300 years after its fall. An unknown old core memory of Andromeda …

Dec 7, 2024 · The Andromeda Galaxy contains 1 trillion stars and measures 220,000 light-years in diameter. The galaxy features a supermassive black hole of 1.5 billion solar masses at its …

In Greek mythology, Andromeda (/ ænˈdrɒmɪdə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, romanized: Androméda or Ἀνδρομέδη, Andromédē) is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia, and …