EARTH is located in the solar system orbiting the Milky Way Galaxy. The Milky Way Galaxy is a collection of solar systems orbiting a single large black hole. The Milky Way system consists of millions of stars orbiting simultaneously towards the center of the galaxy, one of which is our solar system.
However, there are interesting phenomena that occur outside the Milky Way. Currently Andromeda or the closest neighbor of the Milky Way is getting closer to the Milky Way. This phenomenon is caused by the attraction of the two giant black holes at the center of each galaxy. The strong attraction of this black hole is that it not only attracts all the stars in the galaxy, but also attracts other nearby galaxies.
In recent years scientists have continued to research what would happen if these two galaxies collided. One theory that scientists can find is that a new, larger galaxy will form, namely Milkomeda. This galaxy will be a merger between the Milky Way and Andromeda. This interesting event will make the two black holes at the center of each galaxy unite. The union of these galaxies did not take place quickly, it is estimated that it took 17 million years from the collision between the two galaxies.
Recent research says the collision between these two galaxies will take place within the next 4.5 billion years. This time is obtained from the calculation of speed
Andromeda approaches the Milky Way. Andromeda is currently approaching the Milky Way at a speed of 110 km/s. However, there are interesting facts from the research conducted by Project Amiga from the results of research conducted using the Hubble telescope. The study said that the gas halo or the outermost gas belonging to the two galaxies (Andromeda and the Milky Way) had met. This has led to a new theory that a collision between the two galaxies may have already begun.
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