Plot Twist! The Andromeda-Milky Way Merger Has Begun

The collision of the Andromeda and the Milky Way Galaxy is set to be the most spectacular event in our galaxy’s history, and it has already begun. For the first time, astronomers have found evidence that the two galaxies have started exchanging stars, and the halo of the Andromeda galaxy is bumping into the Milky Way’s halo.

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💻 Created and Produced by: Rishabh Nakra
✍🏻 Written by: Simran Buttar and Rishabh Nakra
🔍 Researched by: Simran Buttar
🎙️ Narrated by: Jeffrey Smith
🌌 Animated by: Sankalp Dash

[TheSecretsoftheUniverse]

What name suits the best for the new galaxy that results from the merger of the Milky Way and Andromeda?

[kengilmore]

Crap in two billion years. I’ve got a colonoscopy scheduled for that day.

[physicsart...]

I am waiting for Betelgeuse to explode ..

[sweetdragon]

It may be possible to see Betelgeuse explode before we die, but galaxy collision is far past my permanent bedtime.

[Opus]

I didn't believe the Andromeda Galaxy was merging with ours... and then it hit me...

[JulianJohnston]

I read a article few years ago, when they collide, not 1 star will hit another, that's how vast space is. *Edit* Spelled Collide wrong

[DarkmattrPlays]

Hey Google, schedule this event to my calendar 😂

[wanderingbufoon]

I always wanted to visit the Andromeda galaxy. Maybe they got some good restaurants there.

[cognitivedissidents]

A collision between two galaxies! I can’t imagine what the deductible would be.

[juggadaaku]

Anyone on earth at that time won’t even feel it. Will see the andromeda smudge getting bigger then starts disappearing as it gets closer because there is much more empty space than stars

[Atheist]

Well, in that case, “should I lie down or put a paper bag over my head or something.”

[danncorbit]

The distance between stars is so great that there will be vanishingly close to zero physical collisions. Like two clouds of whispy smoke passing through each other. But just in case, I'll have my bags packed.

[firebird]

I just checked the 3-billion-year weather forecast for my city. Says it will be cloudy with an 80 percent chance of rain on the day of the merger. So we won't see a thing. Figures.

[DigitalXrisXros]

1billion years.
added on my calender.

[belliott]

Luckily I wear a Meteor Proof Codpiece, for just such Emergencies…

[pluscycling]

I guess I won’t have to worry about that extended warranty!😂😂😂

[tmeconw]

I’ve been feeling off all week. Now I know why.

[irene_renaissance]

Wow!! Phenomena like these actually help boost our imagination as well, I mean, how else can we picture two colliding galaxies! Can't thank SOU enough for such episodes!! 🙏💫💯👏🌌❤️

[EmDzei]

It's time to declare a naming contest to name these two galaxies.

[BigandDurable]

This is so existentially terrifying, and yet I know that I have nothing to worry about.