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Yesterday there was a very interesting article in the NASA News.
Astronomers Predict Titanic Collision: Milky Way vs. Andromeda.
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The Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during the encounter, which is predicted to happen four billion years from now. It is likely the sun will be flung into a new region of our galaxy, but our Earth and solar system are in no danger of being destroyed.
"After nearly a century of speculation about the future destiny of Andromeda and our Milky Way, we at last have a clear picture of how events will unfold over the coming billions of years," says Sangmo Tony Sohn of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore.
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http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...may_andromeda/
Ah well, not in my lifetime!
Ranald
Astronomers Predict Titanic Collision: Milky Way vs. Andromeda.
[extract starts]
The Milky Way is destined to get a major makeover during the encounter, which is predicted to happen four billion years from now. It is likely the sun will be flung into a new region of our galaxy, but our Earth and solar system are in no danger of being destroyed.
"After nearly a century of speculation about the future destiny of Andromeda and our Milky Way, we at last have a clear picture of how events will unfold over the coming billions of years," says Sangmo Tony Sohn of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) in Baltimore.
[extract ends]
http://science.nasa.gov/science-news...may_andromeda/
Ah well, not in my lifetime!
Ranald
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