{"id":796951,"date":"2025-06-26T13:59:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=796951"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:59:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T18:59:07","slug":"sparkling-andromeda-nasa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spaceweekly.com\/?p=796951","title":{"rendered":"Sparkling Andromeda &#8211; NASA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"hds-attachment-single__caption color-carbon-05 padding-0 p-sm\">The Andromeda galaxy, also known as Messier 31 (M31), is the closest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way at a distance of about 2.5 million light-years. This new composite image contains data of M31 taken by some of the world\u2019s most powerful telescopes in different kinds of light. This image is released in tribute to the groundbreaking legacy of Dr. Vera Rubin, whose observations transformed our understanding of the universe.<\/p>\n<p>Image Credit: X-ray: NASA\/CXO\/UMass\/Z. Li &amp; Q.D. Wang, ESA\/XMM-Newton; Infrared: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/WISE, Spitzer, NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/K. Gordon (U. Az), ESA\/Herschel, ESA\/Planck, NASA\/IRAS, NASA\/COBE; Radio: NSF\/GBT\/WSRT\/IRAM\/C. Clark (STScI); Ultraviolet: NASA\/JPL-Caltech\/GALEX; Optical: Andromeda, Unexpected \u00a9 Marcel Drechsler, Xavier Strottner, Yann Sainty &amp; J. Sahner, T. Kottary. Composite image processing: L. Frattare, K. Arcand, J.Major<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"hds-social-share hds-share\" id=\"social-share-popover\">\n<p><span class=\"font-size--x-small\" id=\"copy-to-clipboard\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/image-detail\/54614323748-5967d5c0c5-o\/<\/span><button class=\"usa-button usa-button--unstyled\" id=\"copy-url\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Copy URL to clipboard&gt;<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<p>\t<span id=\"alert-label\"\/>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>Download<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewbox=\"0 0 30 30\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 30 30;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><polygon fill=\"#fff\" points=\"27,21 27,25.5 3,25.5 3,21 0,21 0,28.6 2.5,28.6 3,28.6 27,28.6 30,28.6 30,25.5 30,21 \"\/><polygon fill=\"#fff\" points=\"24.6,13.5 22.6,11.6 16.4,17.4 16.4,1.4 13.6,1.4 13.6,17.3 7.5,11.5 5.4,13.5 15,22.5 \"\/><\/g><\/svg><button class=\"usa-button hds-button hds-button-share\" id=\"social-share-button\"><span>Share<\/span><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewbox=\"0 0 30 30\" style=\"enable-background:new 0 0 30 30;\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><g><path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M24.8,0c2.2,0.1,4,1.6,4.4,3.7c0.5,2.5-1.2,4.9-3.8,5.3c-1.4,0.2-2.6-0.2-3.6-1.1c-0.1-0.1-0.1,0-0.2,0 c-1.1,0.6-2.1,1.2-3.2,1.7c-2.1,1.1-4.2,2.2-6.2,3.4c-0.8,0.4-1.6,0.8-2.4,1.3c-0.1,0.1-0.1,0.1-0.1,0.2c0,0.4,0,0.7,0,1.1 c0,0.1,0,0.2,0.1,0.2c1.4,0.7,2.7,1.5,4.1,2.2c1.7,0.9,3.4,1.8,5.1,2.7c0.9,0.5,1.7,0.9,2.5,1.4c0.1,0.1,0.2,0.1,0.3,0 c1-0.8,2.2-1.2,3.4-1c2,0.2,3.6,1.8,3.9,3.7c0.4,2.5-1.2,4.8-3.7,5.2c-2.4,0.4-4.8-1.3-5.2-3.7c-0.1-0.4-0.1-0.9,0-1.3 c0-0.1,0-0.1-0.1-0.2c-1.4-0.7-2.7-1.5-4.1-2.2c-1.5-0.8-3-1.6-4.4-2.4c-1.1-0.6-2.2-1.2-3.3-1.8c-0.1,0-0.1,0-0.2,0 c-0.9,0.8-2,1.1-3.2,1.1c-2.1-0.1-3.8-1.7-4.2-3.7C0.4,13.3,2,11,4.5,10.6c1.4-0.2,2.6,0.1,3.7,1c0.1,0.1,0.1,0.1,0.2,0 c2.4-1.3,4.9-2.6,7.3-3.9c1.5-0.8,3-1.6,4.5-2.4c0.1,0,0.1-0.1,0.1-0.2c-0.3-2.3,1.2-4.5,3.5-5C24.1,0.1,24.5,0,24.8,0z\"\/><\/g><\/svg><\/button><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"hds-attachment-single__meta\">\n<p><span class=\"hds-attachment-single__meta-item-key label color-carbon-40\">Taken<\/span><span class=\"hds-attachment-single__meta-item-value color-carbon-30\">June 25, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hds-attachment-single__meta-item-key label color-carbon-40\">Image Credit<\/span><span class=\"hds-attachment-single__meta-item-value color-carbon-30\">X-ray: NASA\/CXO\/UMass\/Z. 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