You’ve Never Seen a Galaxy Like This Before

Hubble’s new 2.5 billion pixel image reveals Andromeda in unprecedented detail. Get NordVPN 2Y plan + 4 months extra ➼ https://nordvpn.com/astrum. It’s risk-free with Nord’s 30-day money-back guarantee! ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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? ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum's newsletter has launched! Want to know what's happening in space? Sign up here: https://astrumspace.kit.com ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Displate Posters: https://astrumspace.info/Displates Astrum Infographic Artwork: https://electrify.art/collections/astrum Astrum Merch: https://astrum-shop.fourthwall.com/ Join us on the Astrum discord: https://discord.gg/TKw8Hpvtv8 A huge thanks to our Patreons who help make these videos possible. Sign-up here to support the channel: https://bit.ly/4aiJZNF ▀▀▀▀▀▀ Astrum Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6jPRrbq3o3dpvBb173ZTKi?si=a90d3efe3b704c83 Astrum Earth: https://youtube.com/@astrumearth Astrum Extra: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumextra Astrum Spanish: https://www.youtube.com/@astrumespanol Astrum Portuguese: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChn_-OwvV63mr1yeUGvH-BQ ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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/andromedacollision ▀▀▀▀▀▀ 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 #Astrum #Space #Andromeda