Hubble's Photo of Andromeda Scientists Waited 10 Years For

Hubble’s new 2.5 billion pixel image reveals Andromeda in unprecedented detail.
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In this video, we explore our closest neighbouring galaxy, Andromeda. Created from 10 years of observations by the Hubble Telescope, the latest mosaic image unveils 200 million stars in glorious resolution. We’re zooming into the details and picking apart the clues with a fine-tooth comb. From star formation to galactic collisions, what does the new image reveal about Andromeda’s violent past… and its terrifying future?

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0:00 Andromeda Revealed
2:01 Observing Andromeda
7:35 Hubble’s New Image
9:20 Star-Forming Disk
11:29 Ancient Collisions
17:54 Will Andromeda Collide With the Milky Way?
19:41 Where Next?

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References:
“Hubble’s Mosaic of the Andromeda Galaxy”, via esahubble.org https://astrumspace.info/m31_mosaic
“History of Observing the Andromeda Galaxy”, via sciencemuseum.org.uk https://astrumspace.info/m31_discovery
“Edwin Hubble Expands the Universe”, via fi.edu https://astrumspace.info/edhubble
“NASA’s Hubble Traces the Hidden History of M31”, via nasa.gov https://astrumspace.info/m31_nasa
“Evidence of a Ring in M31”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/m31ring
“The Violent Origin of M31’s Rings”, via arxiv.org https://astrumspace.info/m31origin
“PHAST: Photometry of 90 Million Stars in Andromeda”, via iop.org https://astrumspace.info/phast
“The Giant Southern Stream in Andromeda”, via iop.org https://astrumspace.info/m31_gss
“Andromeda’s Violent Merger with M32p”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/m32pmerger
“No Certainty of a Milky Way–Andromeda Collision”, via nature.com https://astrumspace.info/andromedacol...

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Credits:
Writer: Edie Abraham
Video Editor: Alexandre Nowakowski
Researcher: Shourya Shrivastava
Script Editor: Damaris McColgan
Thumbnail Designer: Peter Sheppard
Publishing Lead: Georgina Brenner
Production Manager: Raquel Taylor
Edit Producer: Poppy Pinnock
Head of Astrum: Jess Jordan
Creator of Astrum: Alex McColgan

With special thanks to:
NASA/ESO/ESA

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