Plot Twist! The Andromeda-Milky Way Merger Has Begun

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The collision of the Andromeda and the Milky Way Galaxy is set to be the most spectacular event in our galaxy’s history, and it has already begun. For the first time, astronomers have found evidence that the two galaxies have started exchanging stars, and the halo of the Andromeda galaxy is bumping into the Milky Way’s halo.

📝 REFERENCES:

On stellar migration from Andromeda to the Milky Way, Gülzow et al (2024), MNRAS - https://bit.ly/3xiii98

Project AMIGA: The Circumgalactic Medium of Andromeda, Lehner et al. (2020), The Astrophysics Journal - https://bit.ly/3AaHLCD

📝 SUGGESTED READINGS:

Are Andromeda and the Milky Way Already Exchanging Stars? (Mark Thompson, Universe Today) - https://bit.ly/3Wlo42C

Hubble Maps Giant Halo Around Andromeda Galaxy (NASA) - https://bit.ly/3A1LFhn

A New Dawn (NASA) - https://bit.ly/4fdRQ1M

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