Andromeda Galaxy
Can Stars Collide?
Imagine a really bad day. Perhaps you’re imagining a day where the Sun crashes into another star, destroying most of…
Virtual Star Party – December 15, 2013 – Blazing Moon, Beautiful Nebulae
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: David Dickinson, Gary Gonella, Mark Behrendt, Roy Salisbury, Tom Nathe, Stuart Foreman (more…)
Virtual Star Party – December 1, 2013 – Dying Comets, Smashing Galaxies and Cosmic Bees
Hosts: Fraser Cain and Scott Lewis Astronomers: Gary Gonella, Roy Salisbury, Steven Coates, Tom Nathe, Stuart Foreman (more…)
What is the Milky Way?
When you look up at the night sky, assuming conditions are just right, you might just catch a glimpse of…
Astronomers Refine Distances to our Closest Spiral-Galaxy Neighbors
M31 and M33 are two of the nearest spiral galaxies, and can form the basis for determining distances to more remote…
Comet PANSTARRS Meets the Andromeda Galaxy — More Amazing Images
More of our readers had success in capturing the awesomeness of seeing Comet PANSTARRS encounter the Andromeda Galaxy (M31) in…
Incredible Views: Comet PANSTARRS Meets the Andromeda Galaxy
We warned you it was going to happen, and here's visual proof! In this comet encounter of the extragalactic kind,…
Weekly SkyWatcher’s Forecast: October 29 – November 4, 2012
Greetings, fellow SkyWatchers! Are you ready for some spooky targets this week? Then follow along as we take a look…
It’s Inevitable: Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy Heading for Collision
Astronomers have known for years that our Milky Way and its closest neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, (a.k.a M31) are being…
Andromeda Dwarf Galaxies Help Unravel The Mysteries Of Dark Matter
[/caption] Yep. It's that time of year again. Time to enjoy the Andromeda Galaxy at almost every observing opportunity. But…