Our nearest neighbor, the magnificent Adromeda galaxy

By Cosmic Tribune on August 31, 2015   Astronomy, Galaxies, Impacting, Milky Way, Out There, Stars, Telescopes, Time and Space  

[CLICK ON IMAGE FOR HIGH RESOLUTION, M31 / Robert Gendler] What is the nearest major galaxy to our own Milky Way Galaxy? Andromeda. In fact, our Galaxy is thought to look much like Andromeda. Together these two galaxies dominate the Local Group of galaxies. The diffuse light from Andromeda is caused by the hundreds of […]