![Astronomers measure the distance to our closest neighbouring galaxy - and reveal it is just 163,000 light years away | Daily Mail Online Astronomers measure the distance to our closest neighbouring galaxy - and reveal it is just 163,000 light years away | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/scaled/2013/03/06/article-2289169-054BBB8E0000044D-498_308x185.jpg)
Astronomers measure the distance to our closest neighbouring galaxy - and reveal it is just 163,000 light years away | Daily Mail Online
![1 Galaxies The Andromeda Galaxy - nearest galaxy similar to our own. Only 2 million light years away! Galaxies are clouds of millions to hundreds of billions. - ppt download 1 Galaxies The Andromeda Galaxy - nearest galaxy similar to our own. Only 2 million light years away! Galaxies are clouds of millions to hundreds of billions. - ppt download](https://slideplayer.com/7386195/24/images/slide_1.jpg)
1 Galaxies The Andromeda Galaxy - nearest galaxy similar to our own. Only 2 million light years away! Galaxies are clouds of millions to hundreds of billions. - ppt download
![Antonio Paris on Twitter: "Contrary to popular belief, Andromeda is NOT the closest galaxy to Earth (2.5 million light-years away). The closest galaxy is Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy - an irregular galaxy Antonio Paris on Twitter: "Contrary to popular belief, Andromeda is NOT the closest galaxy to Earth (2.5 million light-years away). The closest galaxy is Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy - an irregular galaxy](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DfKrMGxVQAEV3o3.jpg:large)