Andromeda XXXV is only about 20,000 times more massive than our Sun—very small, even for a satellite galaxy. For comparison, ...

A team of astronomer from the Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIA) have discovered that some exploding stars, called novae, shine 10,000 times brighter than the Sun. Novae are big, bright ...

The findings reveal unusual chemical signatures and offer new insights into the behavior of novas beyond the Milky Way.

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 ...

But one backyard astrophotographer has shattered that notion with a stunning photo of the Andromeda Galaxy, revealing individual ... of the lunar surface, the sun, and even some of our solar ...

Yet, it too, may be destined to collide and merge with an even bigger galaxy: Andromeda. Though galaxy ... "In fact, if you ...

The newfound galaxy, Andromeda XXXV, is seen within the white ellipse. | Credit: CFHT/MegaCam/PAndAS (Principal investigator: Alan McConnachie; Image processing: Marcos Arias) Astronomers have ...

One of the great places to look for dwarf galaxies is the halo of the Andromeda galaxy (also known as Messier 31, or M31 for short), due to its relative proximity. UNIONS is so far the deepest ...

Right now, the Andromeda galaxy is racing toward the Milky Way at ... if it weren't for the fact that the Sun will likely swallow Earth in about five billion years. The picture below is what ...