Summary

Description	In this episode of the Hubblecast, scientists Jay Anderson and Roeland van der Marel show how they have used Hubble observations to predict the future of the Andromeda Galaxy and the Milky Way. Projecting the motion of Andromeda’s stars over the next 8 billion years, the astronomers now know the path that galaxy is taking through space. And it’s heading straight for us! Computer simulations based on Hubble observations show how the two galaxies will crash together in around 4 billion years’ time. Find out how to view and contribute subtitles for the Hubblecast in multiple languages, or translate this video on dotSUB. Credit:ESA/Hubble & NASA/STScI Visual design and editing: Martin Kornmesser Web and technical support: Raquel Yumi Shida and Mathias André Written by: Oli Usher Interviews: Mary Estacion (NASA/STScI) Animations: Frank Summers (NASA/STScI), Greg Bacon (NASA/STScI) Narration: Dr J (Joe Liske) Images: NASA & ESA Music: John Stanford from Deep Space Directed by: Oli Us
Date	2012-05-31
Source	commons.wikimedia.org
Author	ESA/Hubble & NASA/STScI

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Attribution: ESA/Hubble & NASA/STScI, 2012-05-31