Late October presents a perfect opportunity to spot the ancient light of the Andromeda galaxy as it climbs high overhead to brighten the autumn night sky. The Andromeda Galaxy (M31), the Milky Way‘s closest galactic neighbor, sits approximately 2.5 million light-years from Earth in the constellation Andromeda. It can be found rising in the east at sunset before drifting high …
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Astrophotographer Ronald Brecher has captured a stunning image of our neighboring spiral galaxy, Andromeda, shining in deep space some 2.5 million light-years from Earth. Brecher’s image captured spectacular detail in the sweeping spiral arms of the 260,000 light-year-wide galaxy gleaming with the intense light of star formation. Dense dust lanes can be seen coiling around Andromeda’s glowing galactic center, which …
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In recent groundbreaking research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, scientists from the University of Queensland have provided insights into the likely fate of our galaxy, the Milky Way. This study, led by Dr. Sarah Sweet and part of the larger Delegate survey, investigates the future merger between the Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy, along with …
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The first season of Fallout, starring Ella Purnell as vault dweller Lucy and Walton Goggins as the enigmatic Ghoul, debuted in April of 2024 and was met with critical and commercial acclaim. The show’s success led Amazon to quickly greenlight a second season, with production already wrapped and several high-profile cast additions, such as Kumail Nanjiani and Macaulay Culkin. This …
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