Stars in ANDROMEDA galaxy M31 younger than the Milky Way Hubble Space Telescope image
RMID:Image ID:AN81CC
Image details
Contributor:
NASA / S.Dupuis / Alamy Stock PhotoImage ID:
AN81CCFile size:
50.5 MB (3.4 MB Compressed download)Releases:
Model - no | Property - noDo I need a release?Dimensions:
3924 x 4500 px | 33.2 x 38.1 cm | 13.1 x 15 inches | 300dpiMore information:
Relying on the deepest visible light images ever taken in space astronomers using NASA s Hubble Space Telescope HST have reliably measured the age of the spherical halo of stars surrounding the neighboring Andromeda galaxy M31 To their surprise they have discovered that approximately one third of the stars in Andromeda s halo formed only 6 to 8 billion years ago That s a far cry from the 11 to 13 billion year age of the stars in the Milky Way s halo