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Adeldor t1_iqsevo6 wrote

Reply to comment by P3n1sD1cK in Andromeda (M31) by P3n1sD1cK

It'll be a very gentle affair at stellar scales, highly unlikely to have any noticeable effect, so sparse are the stars spread. Also, movement on human time spans won't be apparent. While still extremely unlikely, a possible close pass of a star could perturb the Oort cloud, sending comets/asteroids inward (and outward).

Also, the Earth will likely not be habitable at that time due to the Sun's changes.

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poetic_vibrations t1_iqsh5m4 wrote

Is the center of the galaxy a lot more unstable considering it almost looks like a single point of light? Or are all the stars still far enough from each other to not really have an effect on each other?

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turtlebuttdestroyer t1_iqstb40 wrote

Still 10s or 100s of light years apart, things would definitely be more interesting in the center of the galaxies as they merge but not by much.

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