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Originally Posted by Triclyde
Speaking of colliding with Andromeda, I thought that galaxies were incredibly small compared to the space between them. Doesn't that make our impending collision with Andromeda a fluke of epic proportions? Or are galactic collisions more commonplace than I think?  |
Galaxies tend to gather in clusters. Andromeda is part of the same cluster we're in. And they don't move in straight lines, they swirl and orbit and slingshot around each other.
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