Astronomers have long predicted that a collision between our galaxy and nearby Andromeda could be inevitable, but new ...

The impending merger of the two galaxies hints at what might be in store for the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy if and ...

In recent groundbreaking research published in Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, scientists from the ...

Updated: Jun 8, 2025 / 12:41 PM EDT (NewsNation) — The collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies that scientists believed was inevitable has a much lower probability than previously thought.

For decades, astronomers have said of our Milky Way galaxy is headed for an inevitable, head-on collision with its colossal neighbor, Andromeda, in approximately 4.5 billion years.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two ...

Updated: Jun 8, 2025 / 12:05 PM CDT (NewsNation) — The collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies that scientists believed was inevitable has a much lower probability than previously thought.

“A head-on collision is very unlikely, we found a less than 2% chance for that,” Sawala said. “In most of the cases that lead to a merger, the two galaxies will indeed fly past each other at ...

Updated: Jun 8, 2025 / 12:02 PM EDT (NewsNation) — The collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies that scientists believed was inevitable has a much lower probability than previously thought.

They explored how the Milky Way, Andromeda, and their significant satellite galaxies, like M33 and the Large Magellanic Cloud (LMC), interact gravitationally. Possible future MW-M31 orbits.

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) - It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two ...

“A head-on collision is very unlikely, we found a less than 2% chance for that,” Sawala said. “In most of the cases that lead to a merger, the two galaxies will indeed fly past each other at ...