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The Andromeda constellation was known already to ancient Greeks. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The Andromeda ...
There’s only one wrinkle. While the myth of Perseus and Andromeda played out in the realm of the Greek gods, Andromeda’s parents were the king and queen of Ethiopia. And Ethiopians were black.
Andromeda Black Tonks In Greek mythology, Andromeda was the daughter of the king and queen of Ethiopia. 2 This brings to mind Sirius's statement: "my parents [¦] convinced that to be a Black made ...
The smallest, dimmest galaxy orbiting Andromeda to date. Image: CFHT/MegaCam/PAndAS (Principal investigator: Alan McConnachie; Image processing: Marcos Arias A group of astronomers has discovered ...
Scientists discovered the Andromeda galaxy, known as M31, hundreds of years ago, and around a century ago, we realized that it had negative radial velocity toward the Milky Way. In other words ...
Our possible futures: Three scenarios for a future encounter between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. Top left: The two galaxies bypass each other at a separation of 1 million light-years. Top ...
Hubble's survey of Andromeda focused on 36 dwarf galaxies (circled in yellow) that share Andromeda's environment. Unexpectedly, all of the galaxies appear to be arranged on a plane, orbiting in ...
"I would say that the popular narrative is diminished, but not eliminated." Astronomers have long considered it inevitable that our home galaxy, the Milky Way, will merge with the neighboring ...