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7 godz. temu · The Andromeda Galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy and is the nearest major galaxy to the Milky Way.It was originally named the Andromeda Nebula and is cataloged as Messier 31, M31, and NGC 224.Andromeda has a D 25 isophotal diameter of about 46.56 kiloparsecs (152,000 light-years) and is approximately 765 kpc (2.5 million light-years) from Earth. The galaxy's name stems from the area of Earth's ...
7 godz. temu · The distance the light from the edge of the observable universe has traveled is very close to the age of the universe times the speed of light, 13.8 billion light-years (4.2 × 10 ^ 9 pc), but this does not represent the distance at any given time because the edge of the observable universe and the Earth have since moved further apart.
1 dzień temu · 24 Zm – 2.5 million light-years – Distance to the Andromeda Galaxy; 30.8568 Zm – 3.2616 million light-years – 1 megaparsec; 40 Zm – 4.2 million light-years – Distance to the IC 10, a distant member of the Local Group of galaxies; 49.2 Zm – 5.2 million light-years – Width of the Local Group of galaxies
1 dzień temu · Mercury is the first planet from the Sun and the smallest in the Solar System.In English, it is named after the ancient Roman god Mercurius (), god of commerce and communication, and the messenger of the gods.Mercury is classified as a terrestrial planet, with roughly the same surface gravity as Mars.The surface of Mercury is heavily cratered, as a result of countless impact events that have ...
7 godz. temu · Citi Field is a baseball stadium located in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park, in the borough of Queens, New York City, United States.Opening in 2009, Citi Field is the ballpark of Major League Baseball’s New York Mets.The stadium was built as a replacement for the adjacent Shea Stadium, which had opened in 1964.. Citi Field was designed by the company Populous.
7 godz. temu · Birmingham (/ ˈ b ɜːr m ɪ ŋ ə m / ⓘ BUR-ming-əm) is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.It is the second-largest city in Britain – commonly referred to as the second city of the United Kingdom – with a population of 1.145 million in the city proper. Birmingham borders the Black Country to its west and, together with the city of ...
1 dzień temu · A 15th century depiction of Jesus crucified between the two thieves. Crucifixion is a method of capital punishment in which the condemned is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross, beam or stake and left to hang until eventual death. It was used as a punishment by the Persians, Carthaginians, and Romans, among others. Crucifixion has been used in some countries as recently as the 21st century.
