It gets its name from the constellation it’s found within the boundaries of—Andromeda. In Greek mythology, Andromeda is the daughter of the king Cepheus and his wife Cassiopeia. Both of those ...
The Hubble Space Telescope has been snapping pictures of the universe for the best part of 35 years, and now astronomers have completed a magnificent 417-megapixel photomosaic of the Andromeda galaxy.
The Hubble Space Telescope has produced the most comprehensive survey of the Andromeda galaxy, revealing new clues about its history. The Hubble survey, assembled from over 1,000 orbits and ...