Why are most stars not destroyed in a galaxy collision?(1 point)

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Responses

Galaxies don't have stars.
Galaxies don't have stars.

Galaxies are mostly empty space.
Galaxies are mostly empty space.

Gravity keeps them away from each other.
Gravity keeps them away from each other.

Galaxies move too slowly for that type of damage.

Answer 1

The correct response is: Galaxies are mostly empty space.

During a galaxy collision, the vast distances between stars mean that direct collisions between stars are extremely rare. Instead, the galaxies may interact gravitationally, leading to changes in their structures and the orbits of their stars, but the stars themselves generally do not collide.