Astronomers have long thought that the Milky Way is headed for an inevitable crash with its neighbor, Andromeda. But a new ...

Andromeda, officially known as Messier 31, or M31, is located about 2.5 million light-years away from the Milky Way — which would make it our closest fellow spiral galaxy.

Andrew McCarthy has made quite the name for himself over the past few years, revealing detailed shots of the lunar surface, the sun, and even some of our solar system’s planets, like Saturn.

A galactic dance. Computer simulations by Cox and Loeb suggest the Milky Way and Andromeda will make their first close pass in about 2 billion years. The two galaxies, currently separated by about ...

Hence the name – Trillion Planet Survey.” So, while the project has multiple targets, the Andromeda Galaxy is of special interest because it’s so close and has so many potential targets.