Andromeda Galaxy (IMAGE)

University of Arizona

Andromeda Galaxy

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Our Milky Way's largest neighbor, the Andromeda Galaxy, spans about 220,000 light-years across. Two of its dwarf satellite galaxies, Messier 110 (bottom left) and Messier 32 (above Andromeda's central bulge), are visible as bright white spots in this image.

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Adam Block/University of Arizona

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