Merger of galaxies

This illustration shows a stage in the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, as it will unfold over the next several billion years. In this image, representing Earth's night sky in 3.75 billion years, Andromeda (left) fills the field of view and begins to distort the Milky Way with tidal pull. Credit

NASA

ESA

Z. Levay and R. van der Marel, STScI

T. Hallas

and A. Mellinger

Titre

• Merger of galaxies

Dernière modification

• 07/28/2026

Créateur

• NASA Goddard

date créée

• 20171208

Type de ressource

• Image

Déclaration des droits

• No Known Copyright

Source

• SPA-001

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• NASA
• earth