Space / 2012-05-16
Andromeda
NASA's image library records Andromeda.
Hot stars burn brightly in this new image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer, showing the ultraviolet side of a familiar face. Approximately 2.5 million light-years away, the Andromeda galaxy, or M31, is our Milky Way largest galactic neighbor.
A CLOSER LOOK
Hot stars burn brightly in this new image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer, showing the ultraviolet side of a familiar face. Approximately 2.5 million light-years away, the Andromeda galaxy, or M31, is our Milky Way largest galactic neighbor.
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FOLLOW THE EVIDENCE
NASA Image and Video LibraryAndromedaOriginal explanation based on the sources above. Images carry their own reuse terms.