New Study Suggests Milky Way and Andromeda May Not Collide
TL;DR
Recent research suggests that the likelihood of the Milky Way colliding and merging with the Andromeda galaxy in the next 10 billion years is only about 50%, a significant decrease from previous near certainty estimates, due to new data and more comprehensive modeling of galactic interactions.
- The Milky Way may not collide with neighboring galaxy Andromeda after all: 'From near-certainty to a coin flip' Space
- Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50 ABC News
- No certainty of a Milky Way–Andromeda collision Nature
- Apocalypse When? Hubble Casts Doubt on Certainty of Galactic Collision NASA Science (.gov)
- The Milky Way Might Not Smash Into the Andromeda Galaxy After All, New Simulation Indicates Gizmodo
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