Crash of the Titans: Milky Way is destined for head-on

I got out my old construction helmet and am keeping my motorcycly one close by also----
Enjoy ATS ljb


Crash of the Titans: Milky Way is destined for head-on ...
www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/05/120531135438.htm
ScienceDaily (May 31, 2012) — NASA astronomers can now predict with certainty the next ... titanic collision of our Milky Way galaxy with the neighboring Andromeda galaxy. ... There is a small chance that M33 will hit the Milky Way first. ... time baseline to make the critical measurements needed to nail down M31's motion.

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I did a search. There were only two search replies. None that resembled the headline.
Alas though I see there is already a thread.
Delete as nessessary.
PS And crap my link worked perfectly.

lol, one other thread discussing this (but not that much interest in it over there too) is here

www.abovetopsecret.com...

This isn't going to Happen for another 4 billion years .
I think it is pretty safe for us to carry on as normal for the time being

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any bets if the sun would have become a red-giant by then?

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Yeah, ummmmm....this has been known for many years, prior.

Oh, and the fact that our Galaxy is moving toward one of our nearest "neighbor" galaxies? This is the way the Universe works, on timescales that far, far exceed the puny Human lifespan.

Originally posted by Hellhound604
lol, one other thread discussing this (but not that much interest in it over there too) is here

www.abovetopsecret.com...

LOL yeah and another one poped up.
Thanks for the heads up lol

Pretty cool huh

Originally posted by PluPerfect
reply to post by longjohnbritches

 

Yeah, ummmmm....this has been known for many years, prior.

Oh, and the fact that our Galaxy is moving toward one of our nearest "neighbor" galaxies? This is the way the Universe works, on timescales that far, far exceed the puny Human lifespan.

Ah so-- But the article says a new addition to the Hubble has allowed the theory to be proven true.

Originally posted by longjohnbritches
reply to post by longjohnbritches

 

I did a search. There were only two search replies. None that resembled the headline.
Alas though I see there is already a thread.
Delete as nessessary.
PS And crap my link worked perfectly.

edit on 6/1/2012 by longjohnbritches because: (no reason given)

5 page thread started yesterday:
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+ a few older ones which discuss the collision in one way or another:

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Posted earlier here
www.abovetopsecret.com...

Please add further comments to the ongoing discussion in the above linked thread.
Thanks

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