Earth discovers the clash between the Milky Way and Andromeda

2007/05/17 Roa Zubia, Guillermo - Elhuyar Zientzia

• Astronomia

It is difficult to predict a near future, but in the very long term the situation is different, because within billions of years the future of the human being will depend on space phenomena (as long as the human being remains until then). Within 5,000 million years, the Sun will become a red giant that will increase its size and absorb the Earth. It is believed that this will be the end of man. However, according to a study, serious episodes will also occur before this occurs: The Milky Way and the Andromeda Galaxy collide and may change the ‘property’ of the Sun. According to the latest calculations, the collision between galaxies will occur within 2,000 million years before the Sun absorbs the Earth. What will happen then with the human being? To answer this question, one must resort to the field of speculation. By then it is very probable that the species homo sapiens is missing or evolved and, therefore, there are no human beings. However, some astronomers believe that if it persists, that intergalactic shock will not affect you. Yes, the spatial view changes, because the Sun is within the Andromeda. In the photo there is a representation of the clash between the two galaxies. Photo: Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics