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Nighttime Sky View of Future Galaxy Merger: 3.75 Billion Years

Nighttime Sky View of Future Galaxy Merger: 3.75 Billion Years
Nighttime Sky View of Future Galaxy Merger: 3.75 Billion Years Andromeda fills the field of view. The Milky Way begins to show distortion due to tidal pull from Andromeda. NASA, ESA, Z. Levay and R. van der Marel (STScI), T. Hallas, and A. Mellinger