Two- and three-dimensional simulations (created using volume of fluid-fluent) concerning the rise and interactions of two/multiple thermocapillary bubbles arranged horizontally and perpendicular to a hot surface are investigated and presented in this paper. The results indicate that thermocapillary bubble agglomeration can occur in zero gravity. Furthermore, the temperature gradient and bubble diameter were found to have a major impact on the collision between bubbles. The results of Nas and Tryggvason (1993) in their three-dimensional numerical study reported that no such collisions could occur in zero gravity and that bubbles repel each other due to the cold liquid carried between particles during migration. Their results contrast with both the present results and those recorded onboard the Chinese 22nd recoverable satellite experiment by Kang et al. (2008), who observed a total of 19 coalescences between the air bubbles injected in the direction of the temperature gradient of the stagnant heated liquid.