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more about #whengalaxiescollide more comments → RexMaximus: Andromeda's a cannibal, and we're next!* *In about 2.5 billion years, so eat all you want, we'll make more. more » StarkRavingMan: Very interesting story. However, the photo is not of the Andromeda Galaxy. If you do a Google search, you'll see what that galaxy actually looks like... more » hamshank: fascinating how we need to humanise everything, up to and including galaxies: "cannibal", "eating", "digesting" etc ... more » Grey_Area: And now it's heading straight for us! Time for PANIC!! AAAAAAHHH!!! more » WLDaywalker: God doesn't play dice with the universe...but it appears she does play pool. Barred spiral galaxy, left corner pocket; barred spiral galaxy right cor... more » FrankenPC: Holy carp. The only thing more astounding is the collision of two dwarf stars at near the speed of light. Talk about clacking your nutz together. more » CoffinDodger (If the typos crap. Blame my keyboard): Nice...whilst im on here. What is with the grey/black text system. Ive got bad eyesight as it is. I cant read fuck all. Secondly, whats with the star ... more » acrobatic rabbit: a galactic collision that looks like a cack 'n balls. space pron indeed. more » -
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Andromeda Surrounded By The Remains Of The Dwarf Galaxies It's Killed
Our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy may look benign, but it's really a massive cannibal, sitting surrounded by the undigested remnants of the galaxies it's eaten. European scientists have mapped the galaxy anew, and found stars that came from elsewhere. More » -
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One Galaxy Smashes Into Four Others At 2 Million Miles Per Hour
Stephan's Quintet sounds like the name of a nice jazz group, but this galactic cluster, discovered 250 years ago, is actually one galaxy passing through four others at nearly 2 million miles per hour. Hence the long tails. [Chandra Observatory]
