Spleen problems and spleen pain. Your spleen is a fist-shaped, purple organ that forms part of the bodyâs lymphatic system. Itâs found on the upper left hand side of your abdomen and sits under your rib cage close to your stomach. Your spleen is protected by a layer of tissue called the splenic capsule which helps protect it from direct injury. The spleen is the largest lymphatic organ in your body. A normal, healthy spleen is about 10 to 12 cm long. Your body can survive without a spleen. If the spleen is damaged or removed, other organs in the body, particularly the liver, adapt and take over the role of fighting infection and removing old red blood cells.
Andromeda galaxy. Andromeda galaxy. At a distance of about 2.5 million light years, the Andromeda galaxy (also known as NGC 224 and M31) is the nearest galaxy to the Earth apart from smaller companion galaxies such as the Magellanic Clouds. Like the Milky Way, Andromeda is a spiral galaxy.
In the article What is the closest galaxy to the Milky Way? on universetoday.com author Matt Williams reveals the interesting facts about the Canis Major Dwarf galaxy. Many have thought that the Andromeda galaxy was the closest to the Milky Way, but it is the closest spiral galaxy. The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is about 25,000 light years from Earth meaning that this galaxy is closer to the solar system than we are to the center of the Milky Way.