Andromeda

NASA/JPL-Caltech2012-05-16

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Washington, DC, United States

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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Title: Andromeda
Creator: NASA/JPL-Caltech
Date Created: 2012-05-16
Rights: JPL

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