Its true! We are on a collision course with our nearest galaxy, andromeda, which is about 200 light years away. Astrophysicists believe that we will collide in about 3 billion years!
Astronomers estimate that, in around 3 billion years time, our galaxy (the Milky Way) and the Andromeda galaxy will collide, potentially causing a merging of the two galaxies. It is not 100 % certain that this will happen, and our knowledge will only develop with continual observation of the motion of Andromeda.
If they were to collide, it would not necessarily entail destruction of the solar system. And besides, by that point in time, the temperature of the sun would have increased beyond the point where humans could survive on earth.
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barney commented on :
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icedancer commented on :
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