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Four-galaxy Collision Could Form Ubergalaxy

Posted August 06, 2007 4:50 PM

From MSNBC.com: Space News:

A major cosmic pileup involving four large galaxies could give rise to one of the largest galaxies the universe has ever known, scientists say. Each of the four galaxies is at least the size of the Milky Way, and each is home to billions of stars. The galaxies will eventually merge into a single, colossal galaxy up to 10 times as massive as our own Milky Way. "When this merger is complete, this will be one of the biggest galaxies in the universe," said study team member Kenneth Rines of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics.

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08/06/2007 4:56 PM

Yes but this won't happen before the weekend right?

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08/07/2007 12:54 AM

It may have already occurred and we have not seen it yet, it depends on how far it is from the point of observation.

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08/07/2007 2:54 AM

Oh bugger...

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08/07/2007 6:59 AM

If it's happened and we can't see it yet, can we get the film rights?

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08/07/2007 7:16 AM

Space seems to be like a photographic dark room. You can feel everything but you cannot see a thing before the film is developed.

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08/07/2007 6:37 AM

The galaxies might not combine but merely pass through one another and leave a big black gap.

I think Jorrie posted a link to a picture of a donut galaxy.

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