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NEWS ABOUT: Andromeda Galaxy

Andromeda Galaxy stories: 2 news summaries

 Scientists Spot 
 Galaxy 'Cannibalism' 

Andromeda is consuming other galaxies and the Milky Way's on the menu

Sep 3, 09 3:52 AM CDT
(Newser) - The vast Andromeda galaxy has been growing by gobbling up neighboring galaxies, reports the BBC. Astronomers mapping the galaxy—at 2.5 million light years away, the Milky Way's closest neighbor—discovered stars within that they believe to be the remnants of dwarf galaxies consumed by Andromeda. The galaxy is... More »

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astronomy • Milky Way • galaxy • outer space • Andromeda Galaxy • astronomer

 Scientists Discover 
 Bigger, Faster 
 Milky Way 

Scientists revise image of our galaxy

Jan 6, 09 2:42 AM CST
(Newser) - A study of the Milky Way using radio telescopes scattered across the US paints a new and dramatically different picture of our galaxy, reports Space.com. Our spiral-shaped galaxy is not only spinning faster than previously thought, it has 50% greater mass, with two hitherto unknown spiral arms where... More »

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Milky Way • Spitzer orbiting telescope • Very Long Baseline Array • National Science Foundation • American Astronomical Society • Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics • Andromeda Galaxy • cosmic masers

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