• nomad@infosec.pub
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    1 day ago

    Does a given mass ever get outside the influence of both galaxy’s gravity influences?

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        14 hours ago

        AFAIK galaxies don’t collide, they merge. There is usually no collision due to the massive empty spaces inbetween stars.

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          9 hours ago

          I know it’s not a “physical collision”. But the gravity “redesigns” both galaxies and some objects can be accelerated beyond the scape velocity of the galaxies combined.