The trajectories of the Milky Way and Andromeda, as well as those of the LMC and M33, in 50 simulations (VIDEO)

Durham University

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The trajectories of the Milky Way and Andromeda, as well as those of the LMC and M33, in 50 simulations. Circles indicate the final positions of the Milky Way and Andromeda after 10 billion years, or at the location where a merger has occurred. The left panel shows a face-on projection, the right panel shows an edge-on projection, relative to the plane of a hypothetical two-body orbit of the Milky Way and Andromeda. 

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Till Sawala

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