Andromeda Galaxy vs. The Milky Way
June 12, 2012
Astronomers no longer have any doubt: Our Milky Way Galaxy will have a head-on collision with Andromeda. Fortunately, they say, Earth will survive when the two great star systems meet 4 billions years from now. credit: NASA
Topics:
Large-scale structure of the cosmos, Astronomy, Local Group, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, star systems, Galaxy merger, Andromeda–Milky Way collision, Andromeda, Galaxy, Milky Way, Andromeda Galaxy, Andromeda constellation, Spiral galaxies
