The nearest spiral galaxy to the Milky Way - Andromeda - was born when two smaller galaxies collided, say astronomers.
An international team conducted a computer simulation of how Andromeda evolved over time.
The results suggest that two galaxies collided some nine billion years ago and permanently fused about 5.5 billion years ago.
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