Believe it or not, it’s improbable that any stars will actually collide into each other w… — @nationalspacesociety

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@nationalspacesociety's TikTok video "Believe it or not, it’s improbable that any stars will actually collide into each other when this happens. This simulation shows what happens when two spiral galaxies merge over the course of roughly 500 million years. As gravity pulls them together, their shapes are stretched and distorted, creating long tidal tails before the two galaxies eventually merge into one. The blue represents gas, while the yellow represents stars. Credit: NASA/STScI; visualization by Frank Summers, Space Telescope Science Institute. Simulation by Chris Mihos, Case Western Reserve University, and Lars Hernquist, Harvard University #spacetok #Astronomy #astronomytok #galaxy #spacecore" has 41,160 views, 1,226 likes, 88 comments, 69 shares in the public metrics captured by this index. That is an engagement rate of 3.36% (likes, comments and shares over views). It was posted 4 months ago and runs 36 seconds. It has been saved 131 times.

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How many views does this TikTok video have?

The capture indexed here reports 41,160 views, 1,226 likes and 88 comments.

Who posted this TikTok video?

It was posted by @nationalspacesociety, who is linked from this page.

What is this TikTok video's engagement rate?

Across the captured metrics the engagement rate is 3.36% (likes + comments + shares over views).

When was this TikTok video posted?

It was posted on 2026-07-14, 4 months ago.

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The capture links 3 hashtags, starting with #astronomy.

How long is this TikTok video?

The captured clip runs 36 seconds.