Milky Way has 50-50 chance of colliding with neighbor galaxy

The collision of the Milky Way and Andromeda galaxies that scientists believed was inevitable has a much lower probability than previously thought.

The Associated Press reported Monday that astronomers in Finland have determined that our galaxy has a 50-50 chance of colliding with the neighboring Andromeda within the next 10 billion years. The previous theory suggested that the two galaxies had a high probability of colliding within the next five billion years.

“Based on the best available data...