Andromeda galaxy NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope

After seeing the density of stars in the massive Andromeda galaxy, our closest neighbor, there is little doubt that our planet will be destroyed when our galaxy collides with Andromeda galaxy in the distant future... although the light we are seeing is from 2.5 million years ago, the amount of time for light to travel from Andromeda galaxy to here, when traveling at the speed of light, for the last 2.537 million years, and therefore Andromeda will have changed in density of stars by now, with the merging and exploding of stars. Previous theory put M31(Andromeda) galaxy at 3 times the size of our galaxy, but new study reveals it may actually be only slightly larger than the Milkyway. However, the collision of the galaxies is expected to see the two merge into one galaxy, altering them both drastically.

This image, captured with the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, is the largest and sharpest image ever taken of the Andromeda galaxy — otherwise known as M31.

This is a cropped version of the full image and has 1.5 billion pixels. You would need more than 600 HD television screens to display the whole image.

It is the biggest Hubble image ever released and shows over 100 million stars and thousands of star clusters embedded in a section of the galaxy’s pancake-shaped disc stretching across over 40 000 light-years.

This image is too large to be easily displayed at full resolution and is best appreciated using the zoom tool link below.

Check out the zoom-able Hubble image of Andromeda galaxy here:

For complete Hubble image history check this link here:

All images by permission of "ESA/HUBBLE"

Here is my second Hubble Space Telescope video of 7,500 galaxies:

Filmed using Blackmagic Cinema Camera 4k, and a XEEN 24mm cinema lens.
Post editing in Resolve 15(free version from Blackmagic) and Adobe Premiere Pro CC

[arh]

And that's just one galaxy and there's billions of them.. life is out there

[hadhamalnam]

The fact that the hubble can distinguish individual stars in a different galaxy is insane

[hamesh]

It's really amazing to look in the clear night sky and see Andromeda... after watching this

[disorderedenthropy]

It's crazy to think that each one of these zooms can contain billions of different life forms. Just insane!

[YourInsight-ke]

Can't wait for the james webb telescope to be luanched

[rosanoor]

The photo we're seeing is 2.5 million years old. We'll never be able to see the present pic

[stagfan]

Hard to believe that each of these stars is very distant from each other.

[alimohammedabd]

I truly believe that there are millions of other lifeforms in our own galaxy. Let alone other galaxy.

[MizanurRahman-vfdx]

Subahan Allah, mind blowing, we r nothing in our universe, we should respect and love each other

[Субэдей]

Уму непостижимо рой звёзд! Кажется что они рядом, а между ними расстояния, как так может быть.... Берет сомнения что это звезды!? 😮

[nagarenius]

i wish i could see that trough my telescope ^^

[Zoli_G]

So many stars, so many planets, so many lifes.

[canadianRadio]

When galaxies collide, there will not be any affect that will destroy the Earth. Distance between Stars is MASSIVE. It's like two pieces of dust in an entire city.

[wiRUSEKMMz]

My favourite picture of all time. Zoomed on it like milion times

[ghazankhan]

My fav....i was searching for this background genre for the last five years

[markmanning]

what is the average distance between each of those little pin pricks of light?
about 4+ light years

[deant]

With all those stars can you imagine the planets moons in this one galaxy given the opportunity life will find away in the whole universe !❤

[markomlikotic]

I went to Andromeda in Mass Effect game!!!!🤗

[sergiosergio]

L’univers est monstrueusement gigantesque et à la fois d’une beauté absolument inconcevable...

[АндрейКарпов-мю]

Please more please about cosmos and astronomy. Add. Like all about space and Universe. All subscriptions about Space