2007-01-09 21:57:01 · 11 answers · asked by dave94o 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Life will have very probably died out LONG before that ever happens. Galaxies are travelling at billions of miles an hour, but there's just so much space in space that it's like an anthill in California going to war with an anthill in New York. It'll take more time than can be imaginable and all life would die out before that happens.
2007-01-09 22:01:33 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Milky Way has merged with lots of other galaxies in the past, and this has not adversely affected life on Earth. The Milky Way is currently in the process of merging with the Magellanic Clouds.
The galaxy merger process does slightly increase the risks of having a nearby supernova, which is a dangerous thing, but the risk is still small. The overall danger is not large.
The next big merger for the Milky Way is the Andromeda Galaxy, M31, which is about the same size as the Milky Way. This will occur in a few tens of billions of years (2 x 10^10 years). That's an American billion not a million.
2007-01-10 01:54:35 · answer #2 · answered by cosmo 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In about ten million years the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies are going to collide. The interaction of the two black holes at the galactic centers is going to wreak havov, but the weird thing about space is that it is so vast that most stars and planets will simply miss each other. There will be some collisions, certainly, but an end to life? Stick around for ten million years and find out.
2007-01-09 22:01:34 · answer #3 · answered by Paul H 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I don't think life will end if the milky way fuses with another galaxy, I believe that Jesus Christ will be coming back down to this earth to judge the people with Righteousness.
2007-01-09 22:11:37 · answer #4 · answered by Shadow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First, this is not going to happen for many millions of years, so we won't be here at the time.
Second, and IF we do not destroy ourselves before, we have to assume that "we" will still be there at the time.
And if so, think about dimensions... Our galaxy is V A S T, and full of emptyness!
Two galaxies may pass through each other with negligeable effect! (although they "usually" merge in some ways, and we have a few examples of that and many computer simulations).
Nevertheless, the merging would also take place over millions of years, and the effects may be, well, nil... If not, we can hope to have developped the necessary technology to deal with the minute changes that may happen.
2007-01-09 22:04:33 · answer #5 · answered by just "JR" 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
when an object fuse with another, more exiting new things appear. I guess the cosmic energy reaction will produce new life. the fusion will not be a collusion like a big bang and it'll take millions of years to srat and complete. and it will take millions of more years atleast for the possibility of this.
so u can sleep without any worry
2007-01-09 22:03:07 · answer #6 · answered by riZi 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not. It will not make the slightest difference to us and all of the planets in our system. We are much too small for anything like that to affect us in any way.
2007-01-10 01:00:33 · answer #7 · answered by Pete Q 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The earth will be long gone before that... you can thank leaders of the most powerful countries for that.
2007-01-09 22:03:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes.
You have 6.787 x 10^599,681 years to live!
2007-01-09 22:01:59 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
and makes a mars bar
2007-01-09 22:00:48 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋