The Andromeda Galaxy
Overview A neighbouring galaxy to our own Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light-years from Earth and contains
Overview A neighbouring galaxy to our own Milky Way, the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light-years from Earth and contains
Overview The Shark Nebula (LDN 1235) is a cloud of interstellar gas and dust spanning 15 light-years head-to-tail. It’s incredibly
Located 31 million light-years from Earth, the Whirlpool Galaxy (M51) is gravitationally connected to another, smaller galaxy, leading to a
Overview A pair of star clusters around 7500 light-years from Earth, but only a few hundred from each other. Background
Overview The Pleiades (M45) is a cluster of hot, young stars 444 light-years from Earth. The stars are passing through
Overview The Earth’s rotation makes the Sun appear to move across the sky during the day, and the same happens
Overview A string of bright galaxies around 50 million light-years from Earth that share common motion through space. The brightest
Overview Vesta is an asteroid measuring approximately 525km across. It’s located within the asteroid belt, which is between the orbits
Overview M3 is a globular cluster containing 500,000 stars. It formed around 11.4 billion years ago, making it more than
Overview Discovered two days before this photo was taken, this nova is white dwarf star 5500 light-years from Earth that,