NASA has glimpsed our galaxy's fate in three-way galactic brawl

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Despite the apocalyptic appearances, galactic mergers are a frequent and essential part of a galaxy’s life cycle.

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[Rusty Lugnuts]

What's amazing is that...

Located 389 light-years away from Earth in the constellation Lynx, Arp 195 is a galaxy cluster made up of three galaxies ripping each other apart in a three-way gravitational tug-of-war.

This three galaxy collision is occurring not only well within our own 100,000+ light year wide galaxy, but essentially in our own galactic back yard.

A quick google gives various figures, but more in the 747 to 763 millions of light years between us.

 

[p3orion]

What's amazing is that...



This three galaxy collision is occurring not only well within our own 100,000+ light year wide galaxy, but essentially in our own galactic back yard.

A quick google gives various figures, but more in the 747 to 763 millions of light years between us.

I caught that too, but what's disturbing is that the writer didn't. I've noticed before that many of the writers on Space.com write well enough to put together a decent article when they're provided the facts, but don't seem to know very much about the subject themselves, like a kid doing a report by paraphrasing wikipedia. I suspect it's a first job out of college for some, while they wait for that callback from Teen Vogue.