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

Question

Responses

Galaxies move too slowly for that type of damage.
Galaxies move too slowly for that type of damage.

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.

Answer 1

The correct response is: Galaxies are mostly empty space.

Most stars in galaxies are separated by vast distances, so even during a collision between two galaxies, direct collisions between individual stars are extremely rare.