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  • The Milky Way Had a Big Sibling Long Ago — And Andromeda Ate It

    07/23/2018 6:57:35 PM PDT · by LibWhacker · 28 replies
    Space.com ^ | 7/23/18 | Mike Wall
    The Milky Way had a previously unknown big sibling that was torn apart by the neighboring Andromeda galaxy long ago, a new study suggests. Andromeda and the Milky Way are the two largest members of the Local Group, a collection of more than 50 galaxies packed into a dumbbell-shaped region of space about 10 million light-years across. Andromeda was not kind to the onetime third-biggest member of this family, devouring it about 2 billion years ago, according to the new research. "Astronomers have been studying the Local Group — the Milky Way, Andromeda and their companions — for so long,"...
  • Astronomy Picture of the Day -- Moon Over Andromeda

    08/01/2013 7:27:04 PM PDT · by SunkenCiv · 15 replies
    NASA ^ | August 01, 2013 | (see photo credit)
    Explanation: The Great Spiral Galaxy in Andromeda (aka M31), a mere 2.5 million light-years distant, is the closest large spiral to our own Milky Way. Andromeda is visible to the unaided eye as a small, faint, fuzzy patch, but because its surface brightness is so low, casual skygazers can't appreciate the galaxy's impressive extent in planet Earth's sky. This entertaining composite image compares the angular size of the nearby galaxy to a brighter, more familiar celestial sight. In it, a deep exposure of Andromeda, tracing beautiful blue star clusters in spiral arms far beyond the bright yellow core, is combined...