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Are solar systems known to collide with each other? Is it possible?

As we're sat here merrily spinning around the galaxy, is there the possibility that we could collide with another solar system? Would two star systems get close enough over time that the conflicting gravitational forces of the respective stars throw both sytems into chaos or maybe even 'strip' one star of its orbital bodies and place them around the star with the greater gravitational pull?

I assume this would have been more common in the distant past?
gpt
Yes, they can 'collide', but it's unlikely any body would impact another. This is because a galaxy consists mostly of space. (think about how big our solar system is and the relative size of the sun and planets for that massive volume).