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Nighttime Sky View of Future Galaxy Merger: 3.75 Billion Years (Andromeda Galaxy , M 31 , Messier 31 , Milky Way) — image from the Hubble Space Telescope

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Nighttime Sky View of Future Galaxy Merger: 3.75 Billion Years

May 6, 2014 · ESA/Hubble · Andromeda Galaxy , M 31 , Messier 31 , Milky Way

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Andromeda fills the field of view. The Milky Way begins to show distortion due to tidal pull from Andromeda.

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