The chance that our Milky Way Galaxy will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy may not be as certain as previously thought, according to researchers, who say that a new simulation has found a 50% chance ...

"As it stands, proclamations of the impending demise of our Galaxy seem greatly exaggerated." That's the conclusion scientists have reached after revisiting the possibility of what we thought was a ...

Astronomers have long thought the Milky Way was destined to merge with the nearby Andromeda galaxy. The aftermath of this predicted clash has been dubbed “Milkomeda,” and researchers predicted it ...

It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is ...

For years, the fate of our Milky Way galaxy has been seemingly sealed: a spectacular, inevitable collision with its neighbouring Andromeda galaxy. Hurtling towards each other at a breathtaking 250,000 ...

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more. A collision between ...

It may come down to a coin toss as to whether the Milky Way collides with the Andromeda Galaxy within 10 billion years. While scientists have previously reported that a convergence was certain, an ...

Until now, it has been assumed that the Milky Way and the Andromeda galaxy are on a collision course. However, they may miss each other for the time being. The Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy may ...

This illustration shows a stage in the predicted merger between our Milky Way galaxy and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy, (Image: NASA/ESA/Z. Levay/ R. van der Marel/ STScI; T. Hallas/ A. Mellinger ...

As early as 1912, astronomers realized that the Andromeda galaxy, then considered just a nebula, was heading toward us—toward the Milky Way. A century later, astronomers using NASA’s Hubble Space ...

The Milky Way and the neighboring Andromeda galaxy are currently hurtling through space toward each other at a speed of about 250,000 miles per hour (400,000 kph), setting up a possible future ...