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Milky Way galaxy might not collide with Andromeda after all
Both the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxies (M31) are part of what's known as the Local Group (LG), which also hosts other smaller galaxies (some not yet discovered) as well as dark matter (per the prevailing standard cosmological model). Both already have remnants of past mergers and interactions with other galaxies, according to the authors.
The team found only a 2 percent probability that the galaxies will collide in the next five billion years. In slightly over ...
Towards the end of the month, Mercury will be visible in the western horizon, the space agency said. Californians can observe ...
When the billions of stars comprising the Milky Way, our home galaxy, appear especially vibrant as the band arcs across the ...
A new study suggests they may have a ghostly shadow—trailing dark matter spirals hovering above and below them. A team of ...
The Milky Way, the galaxy in which we live, gets its name from its milky-looking texture - which inspired a Greek myth that a ...
Astronomers capture the universe’s brightest era, revealing when galaxies like the Milky Way first formed and began to shine.
The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.
Researchers led by a Rutgers University-New Brunswick astrophysicist, who looked deeply into space at a period known as ...
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