[/caption] Andromeda, M31, Triangulum, NGC 2403 the Whirlpool… have you ever wondered how galaxies get their names? Galaxies usually have several names. That’s because there are several catalogs that maintain the names. For example, there’s the Messier catalog of objects. This was a list of 110 fuzzy objects that Charles Messier maintained that could be … Continue reading "How Do Galaxies Get Named?"