The galaxies are already very large, with billions upon billions of stars orbiting supermassive black holes. But that’s not where their influence ends. The vast, spherical charge of gas surrounds the galaxy, reaching farther than the main population of stars, somewhat like the atmosphere of a galaxy. Hubble observations from …
Read More »Andromeda’s sphere of influence is much larger than anyone thinks – BGR
NASA scientists have discovered a vast halo of plasma around the nearby Andromeda Galaxy. Influence in space A halo of deep influence reaches halfway to our own galaxy. Eventually, Andromeda and the Milky Way galaxy are expected to merge into one galaxy. We hear a lot about the galaxy and …
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