Andromeda
Hot stars burn brightly in this new image from NASA Galaxy Evolution Explorer, showing the ultraviolet side of a familiar face. Approximately 2.5 million light-years away, the Andromeda galaxy, or M31, is our Milky Way largest galactic neighbor.
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NASA ID
PIA15416
Date Created
May 16, 2012
Center
JPL
Media Type
image
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