"Andromeda Galaxy: Facts About Our Nearest Neighbour"

Andromeda Galaxy: Facts About Our Nearest Neighbor

The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, is a spiral galaxy.

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Located approximately 2.5 million light-years away from Earth. It is the closest galaxy to our own Milky Way

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The Andromeda Galaxy is approximately 220,000 light-years in diameter, making it slightly larger than the Milky Way.

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Andromeda is located in the constellation Andromeda and can be seen with the naked eye in dark, clear skies.

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The Andromeda Galaxy is thought to have formed approximately 10 billion years ago.

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It has undergone several mergers with smaller galaxies over time, including a recent collision with the dwarf galaxy M32.

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Andromeda is currently moving towards the Milky Way at a speed of approximately 75 miles per second. In approximately 4.5 billion years, the two galaxies are expected to collide and merge.

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Its proximity and similarity to the Milky Way make it a valuable object for studying galaxy formation and evolution.

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