The Milky Way in 100,000,000,000 Years #Shorts

What will the Milky Way look like in 100 billion years? The answer, probably something like the galaxy ESO 306-17. This supergiant elliptical galaxy is the result of a fossil group. It is one million light years in diameter, but reached this size by consuming its neighbouring galaxies. Now, the galaxy is completely isolated in space, with no neighbouring galaxies for tens of millions of light years. Such is the fate of the Milky Way in about 100 billion years.

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FOOTAGE:
The space scenes in this video were captured using SpaceEngine Pro, a virtual universe simulator:

[CAPSLOCKPUNDIT]

I hope that doesn't hurt property values in my neighborhood.

[Flesh_Wizard]

It's a galaxy eat galaxy world out there

[aditya.sood]

A 100 billion years should be enough for mankind to completely annihilate themselves 😂

[iAmNothingness]

Even on the bigger scale, nature fights itself

[gafflord]

In my opinion, you Mr SEA, are the creator and mastermind behind the single best source of content on the entire internet, each and every bit of praise you get for your work is more than deserved. You both soothe during dark times and inspire wonder during others, I've seen every video you've ever uploaded maybe 10 times (besides the geometry dash days lol, loved the game but hadn't encountered you while I was into it), you're one hell of a science communicator and thanks to you I have a better grasp on my favourite topic than I reckon any other singular source has given me on their own. Sometimes I play those same videos of yours just a little too quiet to make out the words (too interesting otherwise) which has helped me sleep despite the problems I have with that countless times. Take a bow son ❤

Edit: Comfy, that's the word I was missing, you provide comfort in one form or another no matter how my and undoubtedly other people's days went, ...could go on on and on, no way to neatly define just why you're existence is so valuable to myself and others, so I guess just, BRAVO! :)

[chhewee]

Tyson said the universe will rip itself apart in a quadrillion years or so. 😢

[rwarren]

100 billion years? There will only be red dwarves by then unless you expect continuous star growth during that epoch.

[dbsti]

All red and white dwarfs. No new star formation.

[dwells]

Milky Way will be the galactic Donner party!

[towerofresonance]

Galaxies eat galaxies as organisms eat other organisms...then black holes eat them, regurgitate them, and the cycle repeats quite differently.

[safeysmith]

Can you make an extended video on brown dwarfs please??

[davehoward]

100 BILLION? You sure? It won't bother earth as we have about 1 and a half billion left

[rickhale]

The science of astronomy and cosmology more about fantasy and imaginary concepts. I like a good story whether it's fiction or fact.

[goldenageofdinosaurs]

100 billion years. Let’s just take a moment & try to comprehend the immensity of that number…
Not gonna lie, it kinda terrifies me.

[generalmarkmilleyisbenedic]

Why do i worry about these things more than i do what happens tomorrow? Entropy scares me but daily shite i just chug along

[woody]

As much asI like the shorts, time for something long and informative, maybe you could cover the Apollo program, or the Gemini?

[kazz]

Honestly it doesn't look a day over years old.

[dwells]

If this other galaxy is 1, 000, 000 ly in diameter, that makes it ten times the size of Milky Way. I wonder how many stars it has!

[vermasean]

I don’t know, but I hit the ‘Update me when video posts in a 100, 000, 000, 000 years’ 👍▶️ so I don’t miss another awesome ‘SEA’ video 🌀 🌌 ❤️

[LaoKast]

I don’t understand why people say galaxies eat or consume other galaxies. Can you just say merge? Some of the content hype is silly.