Galaxy Smash-Up: Milky Way and Andromeda On Collision Course | Video

Thursday, May 31, 2012 - 16:19 in Astronomy & Space

By measuring the motion of M31(Andromeda Galaxy), data from the Hubble Space Telescope has confirmed that our galaxy is on a head-on crash course with it. It is estimated to occur in 4 billion years.

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