Learn about the new research that changes the estimates of the Milky Way’s demise.

Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies (M31) are part of what's known as the Local Group (LG), which also hosts other ...

"The fact that there is only around a 50-50 chance of a merger was very surprising." ...

The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling through space toward each other at a speed of about ...

Three images show different scenarios for how the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies could interact in the future. At top left, two spiral galaxies pass each other at a large distance.

Astronomers have long thought that the Milky Way is headed for an inevitable crash with its neighbor, Andromeda. But a new ...

"As it stands, proclamations of the impending demise of our Galaxy seem greatly exaggerated." That's the conclusion scientists have reached after revisiting the possibility of what we thought was a ...

Three images show different scenarios for how the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies could interact in the future. At top left, two spiral galaxies pass each other at a large distance.

It's a common question because, for many years, astronomers have theorized that the two largest spiral galaxies in our cosmic neighborhood — our Milky Way and Andromeda (also called M31) will ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a 50-50 chance within the next 10 billion years. That's essentially a coin ...

Witness the breathtaking beauty of our home galaxy, the Milky Way, through 6 stunning images captured by NASA's Hubble Space ...