NASA's Hubble Shows Milky Way is Destined for Head-on Collision with Andromeda Galaxy

• Science Papers
  • Paper I (Sohn et al. 2012) [arXiv:1205.6863] [ApJ, 753]
  • Paper II (van der Marel et al. 2012) [arXiv:1205.6864] [ApJ, 753]
  • Paper III (van der Marel et al. 2012) [arXiv:1205.6865] [ApJ, 753]
    • canonical N-body model: Fig5.mp4
    • first-M33 N-body model: Fig13a.mp4
    • retrograde N-body model: Fig14.mp4
    • direct-hit N-body model: Fig16c.mp4
      (or see this more sophisticated visualization; even nicer with sound; or try an All-sky version in Hammer-Aitoff projection)

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