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Hubble's Stunning View of Andromeda Galaxy

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has created a massive panoramic view of the Andromeda galaxy using over 600 carefully stitched images, requiring over a thousand orbits and a decade to assemble. This photomosaic covers 2.5 billion pixels and depicts 200 million brilliant stars, capturing just a fraction of Andromeda's estimated one trillion stars. Utilizing data from the PHAT and PHAST programs, this mosaic helps astronomers learn about Andromeda's history and composition, hinting at past galactic collisions. While Hubble continues to deliver pivotal data, its successor, the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope, promises even higher resolution imaging upon its anticipated 2027 launch.

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