New Study Suggests Milky Way–Andromeda Collision Is Less Certain
TL;DR
A new study suggests there's only about a 50% chance the Milky Way will collide with Andromeda in the next 10 billion years, challenging previous assumptions by accounting for measurement uncertainties and gravitational influences of nearby galaxies, indicating the galaxy's distant future may be more peaceful than once thought.
- Astronomers thought the Milky Way was doomed to crash into Andromeda. Now they’re not so sure The Conversation
- No certainty of a Milky Way–Andromeda collision Nature
- Milky Way's chance of colliding with galaxy billions of years from now? New study puts odds at 50-50 ABC News
- Hubble casts doubt on certainty of galactic collision ESA/Hubble
- The Milky Way may not collide with neighboring galaxy Andromeda after all: 'From near-certainty to a coin flip' Space
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