What Would Happen If the Andromeda Galaxy (A Spiral About

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Multiple Choice

What would happen if the Andromeda Galaxy (a spiral about the same size as the Milky Way Galaxy) collided with the Milky Way?

• A) The two galaxies would pass through each other, the stars sailing past one another unharmed, and the interstellar gas and dust clouds would collide to produce a burst of star formation.
• B) The two galaxies would pass through each other almost unchanged with essentially no interactions at all.
• C) The two galaxies would shatter or even explode, essentially destroying their stars and any life forms that there may have been (including us).
• D) All the gas and dust clouds and a great many of the stars would collide with each other, stopping both galaxies and creating a galactic merger.

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