Lovely in every lighting 💖⁣ ⁣ This new image of the Andromeda galaxy, or Messier 31, was a joint effort of multiple powerful telescopes. It is a composite image of multiple types of light, meaning that multiple images were taken and combined to form the picture you see here. Radio waves, X-rays, and infrared, ultraviolet, and visible light are all incorporated into this image.⁣ ⁣ Andromeda is about 2.5 million light-years away, making it the closest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way. It has been instrumental in teaching us about dark matter and the structure and evolution of our own galaxy.⁣ ⁣ Image description: The Andromeda galaxy sits diagonally across the backdrop of black space. Faint stars glow in a variety of warm and cool tones in the distance. Andromeda shines brightly in the image, its spiral beginning as a luminous, peachy center flowing out into a deep rosy exterior. Sparkly stars decorate the arms of the galaxy.⁣ ⁣ Credit: See go.nasa.gov/andromedaig for the full image ...