2006-06-11 20:37:50 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
apparently there are 4 galaxies which appear to be approaching us. this link may explain why....i don't quite get it...it's 3am...i'm tired.
2006-06-11 21:05:41 · answer #1 · answered by Gossamer Moondancer 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
since the universe is expanding there is a possibltlity that its expanding from the very edge (if the universe has one) but since the Andromeda is moving so fast its gonna cloide with our glaxay mixing up starts the systems and a whole lot of other things that i would want to know of because of the colliding cost to us..... how much are we going to suffer from the collide (because the sun will or might go along with the milkyAndromeda galaxy since there both going to collide half milky stays in andromeda and the other half goes into ours... i hope this wont be so BAD.... even though our galaxy is moving away from the other galaxy andromedia and 2 or 3 more are coming towards milky but wont collide except andromeda.
2006-06-13 00:39:29 · answer #2 · answered by aman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
M81, the Andromeda Galaxy is part of a local group of about 17 (if I remember correctly) galaxies that act as a local system that interact gravitationally and rotate about a common centre. Therefore sometimes they are getting closer, and sometimes further apart, somewhat as the planets in the solar system do.
2006-06-12 03:43:45 · answer #3 · answered by Vermin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because Andromeda Galaxy is also expanding in a much faster rate than the universe plus our own system is also expanding
2006-06-12 03:42:35 · answer #4 · answered by Charlemagne M 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
as the universe is expanding so is the milky way and the andromeda galaxy. so the distance between the two galaxies is decreasing.
2006-06-12 03:46:37 · answer #5 · answered by katrina 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe the andromeda galaxy is not from our universe... Maybe the scientists don't know as much as they would like you to think they do.
2006-06-12 03:54:57 · answer #6 · answered by simsjk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Makes you wonder how they know an entire galaxy is moving.... maybe the Milky Way as a whole has its own gravitational pull that's yet to be discovered?
2006-06-12 03:41:05 · answer #7 · answered by Wai 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because, not everything is moving in the same direction. Just because we had a big bang, does not mean all the bits were blown apart evenly. Plus, the intervening 14.5 Billion years , or so, have seen a lot of changes.
2006-06-12 04:58:42 · answer #8 · answered by djoldgeezer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
philosophy!!! whne u throw pieces of wooden stick in the water they will come together. universe is that water and galaxies are the stick, big bang will happen eventually again.
2006-06-18 11:41:37 · answer #9 · answered by grayrussiaboy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its funny how many people are still against science as i have found in these answers.
according to the source below, its common for galaxies to collide.
2006-06-12 11:55:56 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋