Andromeda XXXV doesn't answer this puzzle, but it does add a new piece. Because it is the faintest satellite galaxy yet ...

Today, astronomers have measured the distance to the Andromeda Galaxy much more precisely; they find it to be about 2 1/2 million light years away. It is a majestic spiral-shaped galaxy ...

The new companion galaxy Andromeda XXXV is highlighted in red. Credit: M. Arias et al. Astrophys. J. Lett. (2025) The survival of Andromeda XXXV in the early universe, despite hostile conditions, ...