In a few billion years the Andromeda and Milky Way Galaxies will pass through each other. Gravity will then pull the two galaxies back together and form a "new" galaxy called Milkomeda. #SpaceSecrets | Science Channel

Is our galaxy really going to collide with Andromeda? 🤯 For years, astronomers believed the Milky Way and Andromeda were on a direct collision course in about 4.5 billion years. But new research using data from our Gaia mission and @hubbleesa suggests the story isn’t so simple. After running 100 000 simulations with the most precise data available, scientists now say there’s only a 50% chance the two galaxies will collide in the next 10 billion years. The Large Magellanic Cloud, one of our sate

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