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The Andromeda–Milky Way collision is a galactic collision predicted to occur in about 4.5 billion years between the two largest galaxies in the Local Group—the Milky Way (which contains the Solar System and Earth) and the Andromeda Galaxy.
Dec 1, 2023 · Learn how the two galaxies will merge in about 4 billion years, what will happen to the stars, black holes, and our solar system, and how to observe the night sky in the future.
May 31, 2012 · NASA astronomers predict with certainty that our galaxy will collide with Andromeda in the distant future, based on Hubble Space Telescope measurements. The collision will reshape the galaxies into a single elliptical galaxy and affect the orbits of stars, including our sun.
Mar 2, 2022 · Learn how the collision between the two galaxies has already begun and what it will look like in the future. See images and animations of the Andromeda galaxy's halo, size and position in our sky.
Nov 15, 2023 · Watch a computer simulation of the future collision and merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies over 8.2 billion years. Learn more about the scientific visualization, the Hubble Space Telescope observations, and the missions involved.
Jan 24, 2017 · Hubble Shows Milky Way is Destined for Head-on Collision with Andromeda Galaxy. This video series of photo illustrations shows the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, as it will unfold over the next several billion years.
Dec 1, 2021 · Our Milky Way galaxy is destined to collide with our closest large neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, in about five billion years. There’s no stopping it, but we can predict what’s going to...
