This is a new discovery, some debate that our solar system is originally from the Sagitarrius Dwarf galaxy which is now breaking up as it crosses into the path of the Milky Way. If this is the case, our system will be shifting gears and begin to flow with the Milky Way in the process of being absorbed. This could have an astronomical effect on our planet and thus life as we know it. This will also change how the planets of our system is lined up and thus could possibly explain why the Mayan calendar ends at the year 2012-- the estimated time that planets will complete their re-alignment and thus a new system will be necessary.
Of course much is debated, however it is known fact that a complete other solar system will be raining down directly over top of us. So, what do you think would be the wise thing for us to do? We know enough to protect ourselves while driving-- seat belts; airbags; and double reinforced steel doors save lives. Shouldn't we be looing to shore up our home?!!
2007-10-01 13:42:52 · 7 answers · asked by MOCEAN 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. We now have billions of gasseous balls 'crossing paths' and they have been for quite some time. So, what are the chances of two colliding?! correct me if I am wrong, but if two collide you get -- BOOM!! and shrapnel travelling at much higher velocity. If we couldn't see the Sagittarius Dwarf until recently, then we certainly would not see the shrapnell coming now would we. In fairly recent news was an account of how small stones had rained down in certain parts of Europe, causing much damage.
Look, I'm not a scientist... I am a mother though and I make it my job to be looking out. I know, I know, we're all going to die sometime. But I don't intend to go down easy, maybe the 'powers that be' have their little escape plan, but we little guys don't. Mostly I'm challenged (call hunter instinct)... and want to put my 'simple' mind to good use. There are simple and affordable ways to save our ***, we just lack the will!!???
2007-10-02 07:16:04 · update #1
This question is an example of how a little knowledge makes some people dangerous.
When galaxies merge, there are almost no collisions between stars. The distances between them are enormous compared with the sizes of the stars themselves. Did I say "enormous"? There isn't a word to describe the difference, unless it's "Astronomical", but you don't seem to understand what that word means.
"Our system will be shifting gears and begin to flow with the Milky Way in the process of being absorbed". What the hell does that mean?
"It is known fact that a complete other solar system will be raining down directly over top of us". No. If there was something that large only 4 years away, we'd have seen it decades ago.
A wise thing to do? On 21 December 2012, finish your Christmas shopping.
2007-10-01 16:00:04 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I won't worry about it too much. When two Galaxy collide it is not like two cars colliding. The nearest star from us is more than 4 light years away. If another star comes in between us and that star, we wouldn't even feel it gravitationally.
Besides, chances of something coming so close to us to disturb the solar system from the Sagitarrius Dwarf Galaxy is so small that we have a bette chance of getting hit by an astroid or comet. Also, we might be from the Sagittarrius Dwarf Galaxy but we are already so imbedded in the Milky Way that we are already orbiting its center.
As to the Mayan calender, If we haven't detected anything coming our way yet, it won't be here by 2012. So what if the Mayan's decided to stop their callender by 2012. They just got lazy. If we knew the method they used, we could continue the calender for them indefinitely. Our current calender ends every 365 days. I don't see anybody screaming the end of the Word every 365 days.
2007-10-01 18:49:19 · answer #2 · answered by zi_xin 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
How the **** would the Mayans have known what a galaxy is? They didn't have telescopes. And it is only with telelscopes modern astronomers have come to understand galaxies, and only in the last 100 years.
Galaxies are several orders of magnitude larger than any single star system. The odds of any two stars colliding, much less any two planets, is slim. Besides, the two galaxies are moving so slowly, compared to their sizes, none of us will be around by the time the melding really gets under way.
For goodness sake, stop jumping from your own shadow and claiming that the sky is falling. The world is not going to end anytime soon, so get on with your life.
2007-10-01 14:05:11 · answer #3 · answered by stork5100 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Relax!
The Sagittarius Dwarf Galaxy has already passed through our neighbourhood once and the tail of it is passing through our neighbourhood right now. The reason it took so long to discover this is that the core of that galaxy is now on the other side of our own galactic core and thus heavily obscured by intervening dust and star fields.
If you do a google search for "Sagittarius dwarf", you will find a couple of websites, one of which has a short animation of the path of this galaxy through the Milky Way.
Adolph
2007-10-02 01:05:15 · answer #4 · answered by Adolph K 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well that ain't good. And it's not fair! I graduate high school in 2011! Yea, and if that does happen we are pretty much screwed. Come to think of it I just saw a book on that at Borders. Maybe I should buy it...
2007-10-01 13:48:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? Did you listen to the part on how long it's going to take? None of us will be living.
2007-10-01 13:46:29 · answer #6 · answered by Jody 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
We Should Just Nuke The Entire other galaxy
2007-10-01 14:08:36 · answer #7 · answered by Joe 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋