The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy [c] and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way. It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224.

Andromeda: Created by Gene Roddenberry, Robert Hewitt Wolfe. With Kevin Sorbo, Lisa Ryder, Laura Bertram, Gordon Michael Woolvett. Captain Dylan Hunt and the crew of the Andromeda Ascendant …

Dec 5, 2025 · Andromeda Galaxy, great spiral galaxy in the constellation Andromeda, the nearest large galaxy. It is one of the few visible to the unaided eye, appearing as a milky blur. The Andromeda …

Nov 13, 2025 · Messier 31 M31, also well-known as the Andromeda Galaxy, is the nearest major galaxy to our own, the Milky Way.

Sep 12, 2025 · Excluding the Large and Small Magellanic Clouds, visible from Earth’s Southern Hemisphere, the Andromeda galaxy is the brightest external galaxy visible in our night sky. And, at …

Oct 26, 2023 · The Andromeda galaxy is the most distant object in the sky that you can see with your unaided eye. It's also on a collision course with our Milky Way.

Nov 28, 2023 · The Andromeda Galaxy is the closest major galaxy to our home galaxy the Milky Way and is located over 2 million lightyears from Earth. It is a spiral galaxy found in the Andromeda …

In Greek mythology, Andromeda (/ ænˈdrɒmɪdə /; Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρομέδα, romanized: Androméda or Ἀνδρομέδη, Andromédē) is the daughter of Cepheus, the king of Aethiopia, and his wife, Cassiopeia.

Located in the Andromeda constellation, it is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way, where our solar system is, although it isn't the closest overall galaxy to the Milky Way.

Jul 30, 2025 · Andromeda is best viewed in the early evening during the first two weeks of October when — from our perspective — it lies across the sky from the Sun. It’s invisible around early April when it...