This galaxy, designated Andromeda XXXV, and its compatriots orbiting our neighbor galaxy, Andromeda, could change how we think about cosmic evolution. That's because dwarf galaxies this small ...

Today, astronomers have measured the distance to the Andromeda Galaxy much more precisely; they find it to be about 2 1/2 million light years away. It is a majestic spiral-shaped galaxy ...

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 ...

The Hubble observations revealed that not only was Andromeda XXXV a satellite galaxy, but it is small enough to raise questions about how such satellites even form stars. “Most of the Milky Way ...

A Michigan State University researcher saw X-rays coming from a black hole using the NASA Chandra X-Ray Observatory telescope ...

An ambitious new survey by the Hubble Space Telescope offers the first bird's-eye view of all known dwarf galaxies orbiting the Andromeda galaxy. The data suggests Andromeda had a chaotic past unlike ...

The discovery of the dwarf galaxy ... Andromeda XXXV a satellite galaxy, but it was small enough to resculpt some of our notions of how galaxies evolve, such as how long they're able to form ...

Yet, Andromeda XXXV not only survived but also continued to form stars for billions of years. This discovery raises many questions about the processes of galaxy formation and evolution. Future space ...

Yet the very same objects that gave this planet life could also spell its demise ... us on a collision course with our neighboring galaxy, Andromeda. Recent observations confirm that Andromeda ...