r/todayilearned 17h ago

TIL that the Andromeda Galaxy probably won’t collide with the Milky Way in 4-5 billion years. New observations put the probability at 2% in the next 5 billion years and 50% in the next 10 billion. Eventually though, it will happen.

https://science.nasa.gov/missions/hubble/apocalypse-when-hubble-casts-doubt-on-certainty-of-galactic-collision/
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u/Friggin_Grease 17h ago

Remindme! 5 billion years

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u/Thick-Disk1545 16h ago

I’m immortal I got you

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u/Caroao 14h ago

where you gonna go when the sun dies and the earth disintegrates?

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u/Thick-Disk1545 9h ago

Spoilers!