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Hubble’s Photomosaic of Andromeda Galaxy Unveils Hundreds of Millions of Stars


A century ago, the American astronomer Edwin Hubble first established that this so-called ‘spiral nebula’ was approximately 2.5 million light years away from our Milky Way Galaxy.

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Panorama of our nearest galactic neighbor unveils hundreds of millions of stars - EurekAlert