Why Andromeda and milky way will collide ?
In this expanding Universe why Milky way and Andromeda are likely to collide in future ?
Milky way and Andromeda (Image credit : NASA) |
When will Milky Way and Andromeda collide ?
Milky way and Andromeda galaxy collision will decide the fate of our lives. Because when this will happen both galaxies will be destroyed.
We have nothing to worry as it will happen around 4.5 billion years later.
Why will Andromeda and Milky way will collide ?
On slightly larger scales, gravity is in charge of holding together the solar system, the Milky Way galaxy, and all of the nearby galaxies (known as the Local Group) including Andromeda. On scales much larger than the size of the Local Group, the gravitational attraction between two galaxy-sized objects becomes dramatically weaker (Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation is an inverse square law), and dark energy takes over. So, what is dark energy?
The Newton's law of gravitation is a inverse square law because ;
Universal law of gravitation |
Here,
In the late 1920s Edwin Hubble determined that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. This was a key discovery that even altered Albert Einstein’s view of the universe. Astronomers call the mysterious force driving the universe apart “dark energy”(NASA). Unfortunately, we don’t know very much about dark energy beyond that. Dark energy is also a mysterious force like Nuclear forces.
- r is distance between masses
In the late 1920s Edwin Hubble determined that the universe is expanding at an accelerating rate. This was a key discovery that even altered Albert Einstein’s view of the universe. Astronomers call the mysterious force driving the universe apart “dark energy”(NASA). Unfortunately, we don’t know very much about dark energy beyond that. Dark energy is also a mysterious force like Nuclear forces.
So what about the reason of collision ,we can say that between Milky way and Andromeda gravitational force wins over dark energy. This is the reason of collision which is 4.5 billion years away
Depecting the collision by image :
NASA released a computer simulated image to depict the sequence of collision shown below ;
Milky way and Andromeda collision |
What will happen after it ?
After the collision both galaxies will combine to form a new galaxy - ( Milkdromeda or Androway ). Many stars systems of both galaxies will destroy.
My opinion
My opinion
I think mankind will not be alive to see it.
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