From the January 2009 issue

After the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies finish merging in a few billion years, what will happen to the other galaxies in the Local Group?

Louis Brechemin, Media, Pennsylvania
By | Published: January 26, 2009 | Last updated on May 18, 2023
As Andromeda and the Milky Way merge into a single object, nicknamed “Milkomeda,” the other galaxies will probably remain bound gravitationally within the Local Group, with Milkomeda at the center.