Thank the ancient Greeks for giving us the majority of our official 88 constellation names recognized by the International Astronomical Union (IAU). But that doesn't mean plenty of other ...

The Andromeda galaxy is surrounded by a constellation of dwarf galaxies that are arranged in a highly lopsided manner. Analysis of cosmological simulations published in Nature Astronomy reveal that ...

image: The Andromeda constellation is one of the 88 modern constellations and should not be confused with our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. The Andromeda constellation is home to the pictured galaxy ...

Andromeda is one of the 88 modern constellations that was likely known and named long before it appeared on Ptolemy’s list in the second century CE. But my experience is that more people associate the ...

THERE are some constellations you only need to learn once, then you can spot them for the rest of your life. Others are more difficult to find, and you might need some help to work out what they are.

As the crisp autumn air rolls in, October presents a prime opportunity for stargazers to witness the beauty of the Andromeda Galaxy (M31). Just as the Milky Way’s closest neighbor climbs high above ...