Scientists previously predicted the pair of galaxies would merge in about five billion years. Now, research suggests that ...

A new study published in the journal Nature Astronomy found that there is a 50-50 chance that the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy could collide in the next few billion years. KXAN's space expert, ...

Learn about the new research that changes the estimates of the Milky Way’s demise.

Bottom: A 100,000 light-year separation leads to a collision. Credit: NASA/ESA via AP It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all.

A study published in Nature Astronomy suggests that there is a 50-50 chance of the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy colliding in the next 10 billion years. The study used observations from the ...

The collision between the Milky Way and Andromeda, long considered inevitable, might ultimately not occur. Recent simulations challenge this prediction, opening new perspectives on our galaxy's fate.

The collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies that scientists believed was inevitable has a much lower probability than previously thought. The Associated Press reported Monday that ...

While the Triangulum galaxy’s gravitational influence conspired to bring the Milky Way and Andromeda together, the LMC had a repellent effect. And when all four danced together, the odds of an ...

For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large galactic neighbor. This merger—expected in about 5 billion years—has ...