The natural world. Looking pretty for 3.5b years.

When Galaxies Collide

The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will come together far in the future.

Author: Hugh Bollinger/Tuesday, May 14, 2013/Categories: natural history, space science

In three billion years or so, the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will collide. Gravitational attraction will produce a mega-galaxy.

Here is a simulation of the merging process combining animation with actual Hubble images.

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Tags: animation galaxy collisions Andromeda Milky Way simulation space science gravity

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The natural world. Looking pretty for 3.5b years.

The natural world. Looking pretty for 3.5b years.

When Galaxies Collide

The Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies will come together far in the future.

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