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Milky Way galaxy might not collide with Andromeda

Ars Technica · 1d

Milky Way galaxy might not collide with Andromeda after all

Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies (M31) are part of what's known as the Local Group (LG), which also hosts other smaller galaxies (some not yet discovered) as well as dark matter (per the prevailing standard cosmological model). Both already have remnants of past mergers and interactions with other galaxies, according to the authors.

Space.com · 2d

The Milky Way may not collide with neighboring galaxy Andromeda after all: 'From near-certainty to a coin flip'

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

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies colliding is less than previously thought.

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 flip, but still better odds than previous estimates and farther out in time.

1don MSN

Popular theory about our galaxy’s fate might be wrong, astronomers say

A collision between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, long considered inevitable, may be in question ...

2d

There’s now a 50-50 chance this galaxy will crash into ours

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

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