HEADLINE: “Milky Way Galaxy Suddenly Much Bigger, Heavier”
Suddenly, eh? I’m shocked. Apparently, astronomers have learned our galaxy is bigger, denser, and moving faster than previously thought. Of course, the brass tacks is what it has always been–the end is near.
“A bigger Milky Way means that it could be crashing violently into the neighboring Andromeda galaxy sooner than predicted — though still billions of years from now.”
Now, I’m going home to curl up in bed for a while. No hope. What will become of us?
“In space, no one can hear you expand.”
“I have a bloated feeling about this.”
Actually, the “crash” between MW and Andromeda is projected to be more like a merger, with the two merging into a larger galaxy dubbed “Milkomeda.” But that’s not for quite awhile. There are lots of chances for us to be killed by rogue asteroids in the meantime.