Our Galaxy Will Collide with Andromeda, Scientists Confirm
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Our galaxy is on a collision course with Andromeda, and astronomers have confirmed that this cosmic encounter is no longer just a theory. Traveling toward each other at hundreds of thousands of miles per hour, the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are expected to begin merging in roughly 4 to 5 billion years, creating one of the most spectacular events in the history of our cosmic neighborhood. Credits: Eso0228a: By ESO -http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso0228a/http://www.eso.org/public/outreach/copyright/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33356380 CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0: WLM Dwarf Galaxy: By NASA's James Webb Space Telescope - https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasawebbtelescope/52489012875/, https://tinyurl.com/5n6j2tjm CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: CFW Telescope: By Gordon W Myers, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=35277986 06-Local Group (LofE06240): By Andrew Z. Colvin, https://commons.w
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