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Doomed Galaxy Racing Through Space Will Look Completely Different!

Photo: NASA Hubble Space Telescope / Unsplash
A beautiful spiral galaxy called Messier 88 is zooming through a crowded area of space filled with other galaxies, and it's on a collision course that will completely change its shape over millions of years. Powerful forces in space will rip away the gas that helps it make new stars, leaving it looking totally different than it does today. Scientists think this galaxy's wild journey shows us what could happen to our own galaxy someday!
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