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A recent paper reveals we're almost certainly going to collide with a galaxy in the next couple billion years, but it's not the one we thought. Reading time 2 minutes For over a decade, researchers ...

The trajectories of the Milky Way and Andromeda, as well as those of the LMC and M33, in 50 simulations. Circles indicate the final positions of the Milky Way and Andromeda after 10 billion years, or ...

"I would say that the popular narrative is diminished, but not eliminated." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Astronomers have long ...

The distance between the Milky Way and Andromeda in 50 simulations. Just slightly more than half of orbits result in a Milky Way - Andromeda collision within 10 billion years. Sharp features in ...

"It was actually a total surprise to find the satellites in that configuration and we still don’t fully understand why they appear that way." When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn ...

Our possible futures: Three scenarios for a future encounter between the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies. Top left: The two galaxies bypass each other at a separation of 1 million light-years. Top ...