Tag: Andromeda Galaxy

  • Andromeda Galaxy

    Introduction The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is a spiral galaxy approximately 2.537 million light-years away from Earth in the Andromeda constellation. It is the nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, our galaxy, and is on a collision course with our galaxy, expected to occur in about 4.5 billion years. Characteristics…