October is an excellent time to observe the Andromeda spiral galaxy as it passes high overhead in the Autumn night sky.

Over the course of human history, perhaps no single object in the night sky has drawn more attention than the Andromeda ...

For years, astronomers have believed that the fate of the Milky Way was tied to our largest neighboring galaxy, the Andromeda galaxy. However, a new study now says that this future Milky Way merger ...

The galaxy, also known as M31, can be seen with the naked eye but appears more spectacular from areas with minimal light pollution.

This is the largest photomosaic yet assembled from Hubble Space Telescope observations. It is a panoramic view of the Andromeda galaxy, located 2.5 million light years away from Earth. This mosaic ...

A new composite image of the Andromeda Galaxy is offering an unprecedented view of our closest spiral galactic neighbor. Composed by NASA and international space partners, the image combines data from ...

A group of astronomers has discovered the smallest, dimmest satellite galaxy bordering the Milky Way’s nearest galactic neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy. The itsy-bitsy satellite galaxy is named ...

The nearby satellite galaxy M32 can also be seen as a bright ball on the upper edge of Andromeda's disk while the milky ...