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posted by CoolHand on Monday May 11 2015, @11:38AM   Printer-friendly
from the mmmmm-milky-way dept.

This article shows that the future merging of the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies may be sooner than previously thought:

Recent analysis of past observations made by the orbiting Hubble Space Telescope have found a massive halo of hot, heavy gas surrounding our neighboring galaxy, Andromeda. This expansive mass of material around Andromeda could mean that it will begin merging with the Milky Way ahead of schedule.

In fact, the articles goes on to say the merge may have already begun if the Milky Way contains a similarly sized halo.

 
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  • (Score: 1) by inertnet on Monday May 11 2015, @12:28PM

    by inertnet (4071) on Monday May 11 2015, @12:28PM (#181439) Journal

    Wouldn't this contact region already have to be slightly warmer and thus detectable?

  • (Score: 2) by bob_super on Monday May 11 2015, @04:35PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Monday May 11 2015, @04:35PM (#181525)

    Monday morning, an I'm already calling Rule 34...
    Gonna be a long week.