It turns out that looming collision between our Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies might not happen after all. Astronomers reported June 2 that the probability of the two spiral g ...

Among the countless galaxies in the universe, one once stood above the rest in sheer size and scale,IC 1101, a staggering titan of stars, gas, and mystery. With an estimated 100 trillion stars, this ...

This combination of images from NASA/ESA shows three future scenarios for a Milky Way and Andromeda encounter. Top left: ...

Separated by a distance of around 11 million light-years, these structures are thought to be "shock fronts" resulting from ...

Astronomers now believe the Milky Way’s “inevitable” collision with a neighboring galaxy is much less likely than originally ...

For years, scientists, textbooks, and museums have told us that our beautiful home, the Milky Way, is on a crash course with ...

For years, astronomers have predicted a dramatic fate for our galaxy: a head-on collision with Andromeda, our nearest large ...

Astronomers reported Monday that the probability of the two spiral galaxies colliding is less than previously thought, with a ...

The Milky Way may merge with the Large Magellanic Cloud in 2 billion years, not Andromeda, contrary to previous findings.

Even if the Milky Way and Andromeda don’t collide in the next 10 billion years, though, that won’t be the end of the story.