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Andromeda Galaxy
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| The major civilisations detected in Andromeda to date | |
Andromeda has a number of characteristics that make it different from Milky Way; in particular it includes numerous large open clusters that have a wide range of ages, many of which are larger and older than those in the Milky Way. Conversely there are several young globular clusters in its halo, unlike those found nearer Sol. Some observers have suggested that these unusual clusters are the result of stellar engineering in the distant past.
Several xenosophont civilisations have been detected in the Andromeda Galaxy. These include HEEC-A-1, also known as Fullness of Life, an advanced utopian civilisation; HEEC-A-2, a migratory civilisation; HEEC-A-3, a civilisation occupying various types of garden worlds; and HEEC-A-4, also known as the Hyperblight, currently engaged in transapient-level conflict.
Other civilisations include the Golden Tower Builders, a relatively low-tech but widespread civilisation that builds innumerable megascale structures resembling arcologies, and a monocultural civilisation known as HEEC-A-5. More details here.
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Text by Steve Bowers
from an original short article by M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 16 September 2001.
from an original short article by M. Alan Kazlev
Initially published on 16 September 2001.
