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Andromeda galaxy, ultraviolet space telescope image. Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our own. It measures around 140,000 light years across a
Andromeda galaxy, ultraviolet space telescope image. Andromeda is the nearest large galaxy to our own. It measures around 140,000 light years across and is located million light years away in the constellation of the same name. Imaged by NASA's Galaxy Evolution Explorer (GALEX)
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