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Andromeda and Milky Way Might Collide Sooner Than We Think
Friday, May 15, 2015 11:44
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Andromeda’s halo is gargantuan. Extending for at least 2 million light years, if we could see in our night sky it would be 100 times the diameter of the Moon or 50 degrees across! Credit: NASA
The merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy won’t happen for another 4 billion years, but the recent discovery of a massive halo of hot gas around Andromeda may mean our galaxies are already touching.(…)
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Post tags: Andromeda Galaxy, halo, Hubble, Lehner, milky way, quasar
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Source: http://www.universetoday.com/120329/andromeda-and-milky-way-might-collide-sooner-than-we-think/
I wonder, would that have any effect or affects on our Galaxy? hummm