I heard the our galaxy is moving through space and heading towards a point where other galaxies seem to be aligning.. has anyone here heard anything similar?
I heard that many astrologists know this but its not something that the public is fully aware of.
2006-11-04 22:08:36 · 17 answers · asked by *JC* 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, our galaxy (and the local group) is generally heading in the direction of the virgo cluster of galaxies. All together, we are moving in the direction of a much larger structure called the 'Great Attractor' that is in the direction of the constallation of Centaurus. I'm guessing that this is what you heard about.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Attractor
2006-11-05 02:15:13 · answer #1 · answered by mathematician 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The universe is increasing. This expansion is accelerating because of the fact of unknown forces we call darkish potential. in spite of the undeniable fact that gravity nonetheless pulls mass mutually. Andromeda, the milky skill and the alternative small galaxies interior the close by cluster are gravitationally specific, meaning they're going to all merge over here couple of billion years leaving a great elliptical galaxy. however the area inbetween our community cluster and different clusters close us is increasing at a quicker and quicker rate. So after the close by cluster merges, it will now never get any in the direction of the different galaxy. this might consequence interior the substantial Freeze of the universe. We particularly dont know the way forward for the universe, in spite of the undeniable fact that we are waiting to guess! and there is no section to the universe. image it like the floor of a balloon, once you're particularly ant on the balloon, and you circulate around in a single course, you will by skill of no skill attain an area, in spite of the undeniable fact which you will come back to the place you began. And sense of the balloon being inflated and getting greater! Thats like our universe.
2016-11-27 19:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It doesn't matter what some crackpot astrologer said. That's not science, unless you consider it the study of suckering people for their money. The Milky Way is on a collision course with Andromeda and should collide in about 3 billion years. It will be a very beautiful sight when Andromeda gets really close. The two galaxies will combine to form a larger elliptical galaxy.
2006-11-04 22:40:13 · answer #3 · answered by stiffmenot 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I know that the Milky Way and Andromeda are going to collide in 2 billion years. Gravity is probably pulling the Milky Way towards these other galaxies too.
2006-11-05 03:33:47 · answer #4 · answered by bldudas 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the way the world ends: The sun becomes an immense red giant star and incinerates Earth. Meanwhile, our Milky Way galaxy and its bigger neighbor, the Andromeda galaxy, are colliding at thousands of miles an hour. But don't lose any sleep over it. Margaret J. Geller, one of America's most famous astronomers, says it won't happen for 4 1/2 billion years
2006-11-04 23:47:20 · answer #5 · answered by lsoracco 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Our galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy are on a collision course and will pretty much annihilate all life when their center core Black Holes combine. We will just be a footnote, if that, in the Galactic encyclopedia as it won't happen for another few billion years. Andromeda is 2.2 million light years away and only headed for us at about 300,000 mph
2006-11-05 08:36:52 · answer #6 · answered by iknowtruthismine 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in the near future, galactic style, that is a few billion years, the milky way galaxy and the Andromeda galaxy are going to collide, since galaxies are mostly empty space it does not mean that our sun will be hit by another sun, although it's possible, but the all structure of the two galaxies will change and many stars will collide.
2006-11-04 22:57:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Universe consists of millions of Galaxies and each Galaxy of millions of Stars. Each star , like our SUN, may have many Planets, spread across several billion kilometers range. Earth is but one such planet. Don't waste your time on useless speculation. If you are an Astronomer or one aspiring to that profession, you have need to study these patterns. Otherwise it is a futile pursuit.
2006-11-04 22:15:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
it is on a collision course at 750,000mph with a galaxy called Andromena and it is many times larger than us.
This will destroy the Milky Way. estimated time of impact: 2 billion years
2006-11-05 00:06:19 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
We are going to collide with the Andromeda galaxy sometime in the future.
2006-11-04 22:11:39 · answer #10 · answered by super stud 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋