New Study Suggests 50-50 Chance of Milky Way-Andromeda Collision
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A new study suggests there is a 50-50 chance that the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda galaxy within the next 10 billion years, a less certain and more distant timeline than previously thought, based on updated astronomical observations and simulations.
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