The Future Collision Between the Milky Way and Andromeda
Our Galaxy the Milky Way is on a collision course with another large galaxy.
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Andromeda is a spiral galaxy, similar to our Milky Way but much larger. It is approximately 2.5 million light-years (15 quadrillion miles / 24 quadrillion kilometres) from our planet.
2.5 million light-years is a vast distance when you consider that light travels 9.46 trillion kilometres (5.88 tr…