Hey, Space Placers!
Andromeda Galaxy M31
Credit: Greg Redfern
A hundred years ago we did not know that other galaxies than our own Milky Way existed. Hard to believe, but true.
Read this article about how Edwin Hubble proved that other galaxies existed using a special star in the Andromeda Galaxy - forever known as Var ! - which is pictured below.
Hubble Discovery Plate Var !
Credit: Carnegie Observatories
We are on the threshold of learning more about the formation of the very first galaxies to form in the Universe thanks to James Webb Space Telescope. We are also going to find out there are a lot more galaxies in the Universe than we currently know of.
Sky Guy in Philipsburg, Saint Maarten
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