Astronomers have long thought that the Milky Way is headed for an inevitable crash with its neighbor, Andromeda. But a new ...

New data show a 50% chance the Milky Way won't collide with Andromeda. A merger with the Large Magellanic Cloud is far more ...

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy (Messier 31, or M31) appears to sport a lopsided arrangement of satellite galaxies that defy scientific models, stumping astronomers who are also trying to figure ...

Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies (M31) are part of what's known as the Local Group (LG), which also hosts other ...

Also known as M31, Andromeda is the Milky Way's closest major ... Andromeda's winding arms are one of its most remarkable features. NASA's Hubble Space Telescope zoomed in to get a close look ...

Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that ...

Also known as M31, Andromeda is the Milky Way’s closest ... however, the 34 year old Hubble Space Telescope is still making incredible discoveries, changing our understanding of space.

Astronomers have believed for decades that the Milky Way is on a collision course with our nearest big neighbor, Andromeda.

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Even if the Milky Way and Andromeda don’t collide in the next 10 billion years, though, that won’t be the end of the story.