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The basic premise is that the Andromeda Galaxy is 2.5 million light years away, so light from it takes 2.5 million years to reach it. Therefore we see it not as it is now but as it was 2.5 million years ago. The idea that it might no longer exist is rather absurd. A few million years may seem long to us but it is a very short time in terms of how galaxies evolve. It is in all likelihood impossible for a galaxy to experience any significant change in such a relatively short period of time.

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What rocket will take you to Andromeda Galaxy?

None of them made today.


The distance to the Andromeda Galaxy has been measured by several methods and is about 2.4 million light years When we look at the Andromeda Galaxy how long ago was the galaxy in the form that we are?

Since the Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.4 million light years away, when we observe it, we are seeing it as it was 2.4 million years ago. This is because the light we see from the galaxy today has taken approximately 2.4 million years to travel from the galaxy to Earth.


How far away is earth from the Andromeda galaxy in kilometers in scientific notation?

The Great Galaxy in Andromeda (also known as the Andromeda Galaxy or M31) is about 2.5 million light years from Earth. When we look at this galaxy today, we see light that has been traveling through space for 2.5 million years; i.e. when we look at the Andromeda Galaxy, we are seeing it as it was about 2.5 million years ago! Think about this, we are looking back in time.1 light year is the distance that light travels in 1 year. Speed of light is 300,000 kilometers/second, find the distance that light travels from the Andromeda Galaxy to Earth in kilometers and express it in scientific notation.


Your nearest neighbor galaxy?

The nearest neighbor galaxy to the Milky Way is the Andromeda Galaxy, also known as M31. It is located about 2.537 million light-years away from Earth and is part of the Local Group of galaxies. Andromeda is on a collision course with the Milky Way and will eventually merge with our galaxy in about 4.5 billion years.


Why are there no photos of the whole of your galaxy?

Because we have never traveled outside of our galaxy in order to look back at it and take a picture of it. It will be a long time, if ever, before we ever have an actual picture of our galaxy seeing as we are about 23 light years away from the edge of the galaxy. If we left today and traveled 35,000 mph (the rate of the fastest object ever made by man, the Voyager probe) to the edge of the Milky Way galaxy, it would take around 456,400 years. So I wouldn't count on seeing a picture of our galaxy in our lifetime.

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What rocket will take you to Andromeda Galaxy?

None of them made today.


The distance to the Andromeda Galaxy has been measured by several methods and is about 2.4 million light years When we look at the Andromeda Galaxy how long ago was the galaxy in the form that we are?

Since the Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.4 million light years away, when we observe it, we are seeing it as it was 2.4 million years ago. This is because the light we see from the galaxy today has taken approximately 2.4 million years to travel from the galaxy to Earth.


How far away is earth from the Andromeda galaxy in kilometers in scientific notation?

The Great Galaxy in Andromeda (also known as the Andromeda Galaxy or M31) is about 2.5 million light years from Earth. When we look at this galaxy today, we see light that has been traveling through space for 2.5 million years; i.e. when we look at the Andromeda Galaxy, we are seeing it as it was about 2.5 million years ago! Think about this, we are looking back in time.1 light year is the distance that light travels in 1 year. Speed of light is 300,000 kilometers/second, find the distance that light travels from the Andromeda Galaxy to Earth in kilometers and express it in scientific notation.


What is the name of the bridge that once linked Asia and the Americas?

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Your nearest neighbor galaxy?

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What is the diameter of the Universe today?

The radius of the observable Universe is thought to be about 46x10^9 Light Years.(And dark matter about which we know almost nothing, occupies perhaps 90% of it).Our Milky Way Galaxy is about 100 000 Light Years across, and out nearest neighbour, the Andromeda Galaxy is about 2.5 million light years distant.Answer2: My estimate of the diameter is about 320E24 meters.


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no


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