Why do galaxies collide, while stars almost never do?
A) stars have a very strong negative charge on them, so they repel other stars that get near
B) stars don't have very much mass, so their gravity is very small and can't pull things well
C) stars are much further apart (compared to how big they are) than galaxies are
D) stars are surrounded by planets, which prevent collisions; galaxies are not
E) actually, stars collide all the time, but astronomers don't have any way of observing it

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Galaxies are made up of many stars, gas, and dust held together by gravity. The distances between stars within a galaxy are much larger compared to the overall size of the galaxy itself. In contrast, other galaxies are much closer together, so their gravitational fields can pull on each other and cause them to collide.

Why Do Galaxies Collide, While Stars Almost Never Do