Andromeda galaxy
a spiral galaxy, appearing to the naked eye as a fuzzy oval patch in the constellation andromeda; it is a close neighbor to our own galaxy.
contemporary examples
andromeda galaxy is about 2.5 million light-years away, which is right next-door in a cosmic sense.
the gamma-ray burst that wasn’t matthew r. francis may 31, 2014
historical examples
and it’s showing you a picture of the andromeda galaxy, thousands of light years away.
danger in deep sp-ce carey rockwell
andromeda galaxy whirled above them like a fourth-of-july pin wheel.
the sp-ce pioneers carey rockwell
andromeda galaxy [(an-drom-uh-duh)]
in astronomy, the galaxy nearest to the milky way, usually seen as a large collection of stars arranged in a central core with spiral arms. the galaxy was given this name because the stars of the constellation andromeda appear to enclose it.
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