What would happen if the Andromeda galaxy collided with our own Milky Way galaxy?
What would happen if the Andromeda galaxy collided with our own Milky Way galaxy?
The result of the collision between Andromeda and the Milky Way will be a new, larger galaxy, but rather than being a spiral like its forebears, this new system ends up as a giant elliptical. The pair will end up forming a binary at the heart of the new, larger galaxy.
Will the solar system escape the Milky Way?
Solar system’s orbital velocity is estimated at roughly 220 km/s, and galactic escape velocity for our vicinity at about 537 km/s. So in the direction of Solar system’s velocity vector, velocity required to escape Milky Way is ~ 317 km/s.
What if the solar system wasn’t in a galaxy?
Originally Answered: What would happen if our solar system left the Milky Way Galaxy?? Very little. The night sky would be almost completely black, except for the planets of our solar system (and the Moon), and for a few faint background galaxies. That’s about all that would change.
Is our Solar System leaving the Milky Way?
If the solar system is leaving the galaxy by natural causes, chances are we’re a few billion years in the future and the Milky Way is colliding with Andromeda, and our star is one of those that happened to get gravitationally scattered/ejected from the system.
Is it safe to leave the Milky Way?
In fact it’s probably slightly safer to leave: If the solar system is leaving the galaxy by natural causes, chances are we’re a few billion years in the future and the Milky Way is colliding with Andromeda, and our star is one of those that happened to get gravitationally scattered/ejected from the system. This is actually probably for the best.
What happens if the solar system stops revolving around the Earth?
At that speed, the curve towards the Earth is precisely circular. So instead of falling down to Earth, they fall around the Earth and come around the other side. If you stop that sideways motion, they only fall straight down. Q: What if the solar systems suddenly stopped revolving around the Milky Way galaxy?
What will happen to the Milky Way after the Big Bang?
The Milky Way will no longer be in the way of a big chunk of the sky, making life much easier for them (I fall roughly into this category). Some other astronomers will be very annoyed, since they were trying to study the Milky Way and now it’s getting more difficult to do so.