The Andromeda Galaxy is one of the closest galaxies to our only galaxy, the Milky Way. So our neighbor… So big and bright, Although it is 2.5 million light years away We can even see this huge galaxy with the naked eye. Of course, on a moonless night, when we look at a dark and calm sky without city lights…

But this glamorous neighbor will be the end of our galaxy in the future. Besides, we will be the end of it. Because in 4.5 billion years the Milky Way and Andromeda will ‘collide’ and form. A large galaxy called “Milkomeda” or “Samandromeda” will come true. Of course, this ‘clash’ won’t happen in two days; It will take about 7 billion years from today for the two galaxies to fully intertwine and everything to “fit into place.”

Andromeda is approaching us at about 110 kilometers per second.

While the Milky Way and Andromeda are incredibly distant, they are actually very close; they are in the same cluster of galaxies. Because we are close to each other, there is a gravitational interaction between us.

This interaction is from Andromeda about 110 kilometers per second (396,000 kilometers per hour)) come to us soon why is this happening. But as we said above, even at a speed that sounds like a joke to us humans, the collision process still takes more than 4.5 billion years…

While there are differing ideas about exactly how the collision will happen and what will cause it, the general framework has been drawn.

For now, the data obtained by the Hubble Space Telescope, especially in recent years, gives us: that a full-scale collision where two galaxies will intertwine is inevitable. shows. According to this, the two galaxies will first touch each other after about 4 billion years and their outer parts will interact.

After that, gravitational forces will contract the galaxies and fusion will take place. The completion of this process is: about 7 billion years from now will find.

Still, scientists are discounting a scenario where the centers of the two galaxies don’t collide, only the edges interact. But the strong one is the scenario we talked about first…

As these happen, in the process of colliding galaxies, the sun and all the other stars that it will be thrown and sit in different orbits is being considered. So our sun will not be where it is now.

However, another information on this topic is as follows; this ‘collision’ will not cause the sun and planets to disappear. Because no matter how many times we call it a ‘collision’, this is actually more intertwining of two galaxies.

Now that we’ve learned the general lines of the event, let’s move on to our topic; If we had the chance to watch this glaring process from our planet, what would we see?

It is worth noting that; While these are happening, there is no possibility of life on Earth. For before that, the sun will begin to turn into a red giant, swallowing the earth in the process. Even some studies; Due to increased radiation before the sun swallows the earth He already says that life on Earth will end. This is expected to happen in the next 1 billion years.

But ‘what if we could only see?’ There are pictures to answer your question. Created by NASA researchers, these images show the landscape in stages. Let’s see together…

This is exactly what Andromeda looks like from Earth today;

In 2 billion years Andromeda will show itself well in our sky…

When 3.75 billion years pass, Andromeda will almost cover the sky. It will be joined by the Milky Way.

With the contact of galaxies, new star formations will begin after about 3.85 billion years and the sky will become such an incredible beauty;

Star formation will continue for thousands of years. Around 3.9 billion years, the beautiful scenery in the sky will become even more spectacular.

When 4 billion years have passed, Andromeda and the Milky Way have come under the influence of gravity and the ‘collision’ has literally started. Both galaxies begin to stretch and bend

In 5 billion years, the cores of the two galaxies will appear in the sky as ‘orbs of light’. This phase also shows the final moments before the centers merge and Andromeda and the Milky Way become one galaxy.

After 7 billion years, Andromeda and the Milky Way merge into one elliptical galaxy. The exquisite light emanating from the huge and luminous core illuminates even the darkest nights.

There is also a video of how this wonderful event will take place over billions of years;

• Sources: NASA, NASA Hubblesite, Space Telescope Science Institute, NASA Science