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✓ The farthest object visible to our naked eye. ✓ Andromeda • The Andromeda Galaxy, also known as Messier 31, M31, or NGC 224, is a spiral galaxy located about 2.537 million light-years away from Earth in the constellation of Andromeda. • It's the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. • Andromeda is approximately 220,000 light-years in diameter, making it the largest galaxy in the Local Group, which also includes the Milky Way, the Triangulum Ga

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The Andromeda Galaxy in 5 types of light. 🌀 This new image shows the Andromeda Galaxy in 5 different types of light (X-ray, UV, optical, infrared, and radio) from some of the world’s most powerful telescopes, including NASA’s Chandra X-ray Observatory. Andromeda, also known as M31, is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This image is being released in tribute to the groundbreaking legacy of Dr. Vera Rubin, whose observations transformed our