Study Finds 2% Chance of Milky Way-Andromeda Collision in 5 Billion Years

Milky Way could escape HUGE collision with nearby galaxy as crash predicted to send 'the sun flying'

The Milky Way now only has a two per cent chance of colliding with its nearest galaxy neighbour, according to new research from scientists.New calculations have dramatically reduced the likelihood of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies merging within the next five billion years.This marks a significant departure from earlier predictions that forecast an inevitable galactic crash within four billion years.The new findings emerge from an extensiv…

Study sees lower chances of Milky Way crashing into Andromeda galaxy

Collision likelihood within 5 billion years seen under 2% Milky Way and Andromeda have a similar mass and shape New study assesses influence of Large

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