File:Series of photo illustrations shows the merger between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxy.jpg

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Description	Deutsch: Serie von Bildern, welche die vorhergesagte Vereinigung der Milchstraße mit der Andromeda-Galaxie zeigen. English: This series of photo illustrations shows the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. First Row, Left: Present day. First Row, Right: In 2 billion years the disk of the approaching Andromeda galaxy is noticeably larger. Second Row, Left: In 3.75 billion years Andromeda fills the field of view. Second Row, Right: In 3.85 billion years the sky is ablaze with new star formation. Third Row, Left: In 3.9 billion years, star formation continues. Third Row, Right: In 4 billion years Andromeda is tidally stretched and the Milky Way becomes warped. Fourth Row, Left: In 5.1 billion years the cores of the Milky Way and Andromeda appear as a pair of bright lobes. Fourth Row, Right: In 7 billion years the merged galaxies form a huge elliptical galaxy, its bright core dominating the nighttime sky.
Date	before 31-05-2012
Source	nasa.gov on web.archive.org, File
Author	NASA; Z. Levay and R. van der Marel, STScI; T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger
Other versions	Bigger picture on the left of second row Bigger picture on the left of second row

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File change date and time	2012-05-17T17:30:23-04:00
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