The Milky Way galaxy
Chapter 1
Mapping our cosmic neighborhood
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Chapter 2
The monster at the center
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Chapter 3
The Milky Way in human culture
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Chapter 4
The fate of our galactic home
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YOUR GOAL
Master of The Milky Way galaxy
Ch 4 · The fate of our galactic home
teacher Our giant galaxies collide in the sky, But we'll glide right past each other, safely drifting by.
Fun Fact
Star collisions: When the Milky Way merges with Andromeda, the space between stars is so huge that not a single star is expected to collide.
Glossary
collision (noun)
An instance of two or more moving objects violently crashing into each other. Our galaxy will undergo this event with Andromeda in approximately four billion years.
An instance of two or more moving objects violently crashing into each other. Our galaxy will undergo this event with Andromeda in approximately four billion years.
Quiz
In approximately how many billion years will the Milky Way and Andromeda begin to collide?
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What is the nickname astronomers have given to the future merged Milky Way-Andromeda galaxy?
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Why is it highly unlikely that individual stars will collide when our galaxy merges with Andromeda?