Scientists have reported that the Milky Way is facing a cosmic catastrophe. Experts believe that our galaxy will not be able to miss its neighbor - the Andromeda nebula - and will collide with it in 4 billion years. This is the new scientific version of Armageddon.
Scientists have calculated that galaxies are approaching at a speed of 140 km / s, but this is not the limit. Over time, the speed of convergence can increase several times. While the Milky Way is saved by the great distance from Andromeda, it will not be able to avoid a collision.
However, this is not the beginning of the end. Astronomers say that such "skirmishes" of galaxies occur regularly. They can come together. As a result, both of them may die, one may survive, and perhaps both will remain “alive”. There is also the possibility that a new galaxy could be born on collision. Scientists speculate that the collision is likely to cause the sun to explode and go supernova. And for our planet, everything will almost certainly end badly - life will die in a radioactive flame. According to experts, only gas giants like Jupiter have a chance to survive.