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, and NGC 224.

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 Andromeda …

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

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.

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 Andromeda …

Mar 19, 2025 · Though tiny, this newfound satellite galaxy around M31 offers big lessons — and questions — about how galaxies evolve.

Mar 28, 2022 · The Andromeda Galaxy is located in the constellation of Andromeda, most visible in the Fall and Winter skies. The Andromeda Galaxy has an apparent magnitude of about +4 and is visible …

Jan 5, 2015 · This image, captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as M31. This is a cropped …

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 is …