The end of the galaxy as we know it?
NASA illustration of the night sky prior to the Andromeda galaxy’s predicted merger with the Milky Way which will begin in about 4 billion years.
Our Milky Way galaxy is an anomaly in more ways than one. And now, NASA scientists say they know exactly when it will come to an end.
In a universe that is forever spreading apart, the Milky Way has been moving closer to celestial neighbor the Andromeda galaxy. But whether we are in for intergalactic Armageddon or an extraterrestrial fender bender has been a mystery – until now. Read more…
