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Nature 440, 746 (6 April 2006) | doi:10.1038/440746a; Published online 5 April 2006

Science in culture: High impact

Michael Hopkin1

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From protons to galaxies, Cosmic Collisions shows us what happens when things go bump.

Our galaxy is big. But it's due to get a lot bigger: in a few billion years, the Milky Way will slam into its nearest neighbour, the Andromeda Spiral, eventually creating a super-sized stellar clump.