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| Andromeda Galaxy "Messier 31", the the closest spiral galaxy, approximately 2.5 million light-years away. Click picture for orig. comp. 288K file. |
Lady in Red: Andromeda Galaxy Shines in Spitzer's Eyes NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope has captured a stunning infrared view of Messier 31, the famous spiral galaxy also known as Andromeda. Andromeda is the most-studied galaxy outside our own Milky Way, yet Spitzer's sensitive infrared eyes have detected captivating new features, including bright, aging stars and a spiral arc in the center of the galaxy. The infrared image also reveals an off-centered ring of star formation and a hole in the galaxy's spiral disk of arms. Full Oct 13, 2005 JPL article <<here>>
MUNICH, Germany, Sept. 20 (UPI) -- The Hubble Space Telescope has determined the source of mysterious blue light surrounding a massive black hole, scientists in Munich, Germany, report. Astronomers using the telescope -- operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the European Space Agency -- say the black hole is located in the Andromeda Galaxy. <<here>>
GARCHING, Germany, Oct. 19 (UPI) -- Astronomers using the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope have photographed matter spiraling into a black hole at the center of a galaxy. Located about 45 million light-years away in the southern constellation Fornax, NGC 1097 is a relatively bright, spiral galaxy. <<here>>