Is THIS how the world will end? Astronomers warn there's a 50% chance the Andromeda galaxy will collide with the Milky Way - swallowing Earth in the process<br />Astronomers warn there's a 50% chance the Andromeda galaxy will collide with the Milky Way - swallowing Earth in the process<br /><br />The end of the world might not be something we enjoy thinking about, but a new study has provided a terrifying glimpse at what could be in store. <br /><br />Astronomers say there's a 50 per cent chance the Andromeda galaxy – also known as Messier 31 – will collide with the Milky Way in the next 10 billion years, swallowing Earth in the process. <br /><br />While this sounds like bad news, a 50/50 chance is actually less certain than scientists previously assumed. <br /><br />If and when the collision occurs, planets and stars in the two galaxies would be flung together, creating one super galaxy known as 'Milkdromeda'. <br /><br />There's a small chance our sun would collide with another star, which could alter our position in relation to the sun and threaten life on Earth – if it still exists by then. <br /><br />https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-13742825/Andromeda-galaxy-collide-Milky.html
