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newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
The Andromeda Galaxy and our own Milky Way Galaxy will collide in around 4.5 billion years. Of course, it’s unlikely that any of the one trillion stars in the Andromeda Galaxy and the 300 billion stars in our galaxy will actually hit each other... the distances between all those stars is too great.
Lilymoon · F
@newjaninev2 it is truly mind boggling 😬
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@Lilymoon We use terms like 4 million light-years and we kind of think we comprehend the distance referred to, but of course we don’t.
Our evolutionary history is centred on metres, kilometres, etc... our immediate surroundings
Our evolutionary history is centred on metres, kilometres, etc... our immediate surroundings
SomeMichGuy · M
@newjaninev2 But it would change the dark sky to something more interesting, then something bright, etc.
And, as you no doubt know, you don't have to have collisions to have orbits gravitationally destabilized...
And, as you no doubt know, you don't have to have collisions to have orbits gravitationally destabilized...
newjaninev2 · 56-60, F
@SomeMichGuy It’s definitely something to look forward to seeing 😀