the_fungible_man t1_ixoulaq wrote
Reply to comment by help_me_cant_post in Would it be possible for the Milky Way to absorb so many dwarf galaxies, enlarging it to a degree that is seemingly impossible, somehow dwarfing the likes of the Andromeda? by help_me_cant_post
The amount of mass that would be required to "engorge" the Milky Way to your proposed size simply isn't present in its region of space. So, anyone can say that our galaxy will not be appreciably larger than its current size as it merges with M31 a few billion years from now.
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