This is NGC 7049 in the constellation of Indus, in the southern sky. The lacy web is a series of dust lanes, backlit by the millions of stars in the halo. Photograph: Hubble Space Telescope/NASA/ESA

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Do Galaxies Merge?

Do galaxies merge? The question goes to the very heart of how the Universe works

Is this vast structure of Andromeda the product of merger? Is a galaxy attracted to another by gravity and then configure from that kayos into this sedentary system?

The short answer is NO! 

NO requires justification that is altogether irrefutable - which is a rare thing. The site below sets out basic evidence that this galaxy, and most others, may never merge. We do not consider reasoning's and authentication that justify merger of galaxies or the process itself.

The proof we need is in common sense application and can be found in connections between the mass of a galaxy and it's centre!

https://simonkneen.wixsite.com/do-galaxies-merge