Milky Way and Andromeda Will Collide Head-On

In a study conducted using the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, researchers in the United States have discovered that the Milky Way will collide with its neighbor, M31 (the Andromeda Galaxy), in a head-on event. Many astronomers believed that the two would only give each other a glancing bl... [ read more >> ]

This rendition shows a stage in the upcoming head-on collision between Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy

Image comment: This rendition shows a stage in the upcoming head-on collision between Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy
Image credits: NASA / ESA / Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI) / T. Hallas; and A. Mellinger

This rendition shows a stage in the upcoming head-on collision between Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy