Predictions are uncertain, but the solar system may be pushed farther from the galactic core or even ejected entirely from ...

Centaurus A: NGC 5128 is a galaxy in constellation Centaurus, discovered in 1826 by Scottish astronomer James Dunlop. Messier ...

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season. “One of the best planet ...

The majority opinion among astronomers was that everything our telescopes could see was organized into one vast celestial system—called ... the distance to the Andromeda Galaxy much more ...

This illustration shows a stage in the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the ... [+] neighboring Andromeda galaxy, as it will unfold over the next several billion years.

Earth spins as it orbits the Sun, and the solar system is orbiting ... And don't forget that our galaxy is likely on a collision course with the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Our entire local cluster ...

With a lining up of planets and distant galaxies visible to the naked eye, there is a lot to see in the skies in February.

STARGAZERS are in for a treat this month as a rare planet parade falls in Andromeda galaxy season ... all seven other planets in the Solar System will align in the night sky at the same ...

But only one galaxy stands out as the most important nearby stellar island to our Milky Way -- the magnificent Andromeda galaxy (Messier 31). It can be seen with the naked eye on a very clear ...

A close-up view of a prodigious number of stars in the Andromeda galaxy. Credit: NASA / ESA / B. Williams (U. of Washington) The Andromeda galaxy is a colossal marvel in our sky, hosting over 1 ...

Sometimes metres and kilometres are used to measure objects and distances in space, especially if they are small or within our solar ... Way to Andromeda, the next nearest spiral galaxy, is ...