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Harker

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17. Can't wait.

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Tue Mar 23, 2021, 04:11 PM

Mar 2021

Think I'll enjoy a few beers.

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In 4 billion years our galaxy will collide with Andromeda; NASA created this animation of what the c [View all] soothsayer Mar 2021 OP

I love it! PJMcK Mar 2021 #1

Yeah, space is big and all kinds of forces would be at work... soothsayer Mar 2021 #3

I've read that the chance of star collisions SCantiGOP Mar 2021 #7

This message was self-deleted by its author SCantiGOP Mar 2021 #9

The Sun will be heating up by then Warpy Mar 2021 #13

Less time than that. NEOBuckeye Mar 2021 #20

I normally don't have time for geo-engineering, speak easy Mar 2021 #37

I believe when the sun cools and expands... krispos42 Mar 2021 #38

Nah,... The Earth would have invested everything in building a device that destroys the Milky Way LiberalArkie Mar 2021 #22

LOL! You probably have the closest prediction to reality! Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #26

GRREEEAATTT barrski49 Mar 2021 #25

welcome to DU gopiscrap Mar 2021 #43

So WHITT Mar 2021 #2

No no, figure what to buy INTO soothsayer Mar 2021 #5

I'd hold off a few billion years JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #29

Cool! MuseRider Mar 2021 #4

Really? PJMcK Mar 2021 #6

Yeah, MuseRider Mar 2021 #8

I right behind you at 63 PJMcK Mar 2021 #10

Gotcha MuseRider Mar 2021 #11

I Hope There's Rum! COL Mustard Mar 2021 #53

We don't know what long term effects these vaccines have soothsayer Mar 2021 #15

Oh god no! MuseRider Mar 2021 #16

You will have a built in swiffer alfredo Apr 2021 #59

Everything hurts now.... Random Boomer Apr 2021 #61

I'm working on a new theory of gravity. mjvpi Apr 2021 #62

No offense meant nor taken. n/t Random Boomer Apr 2021 #63

Under certain conditions I would not mind just to see and enjoy it cstanleytech Mar 2021 #18

I have discussed this with My Son The Astronomer any number of times. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #12

Reminds Me Of This Quote smb Mar 2021 #19

"Our galaxy is now in the brief springtime of its life." PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #21

Ok there we go again airplaneman Mar 2021 #41

Given that the Universe will go on for trillions of years, PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #42

Just to prove I am not imaging things airplaneman Mar 2021 #44

One minute in he's claiming life on other planets. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #45

Dr Wright is probably the most famous exoplanet discoverer. I wont say any more. N/T. airplaneman Mar 2021 #46

I do see he's at Penn State, which is possibly the foremost school for exoplanet research. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #47

My Son The Astronomer does know him, although not well, as MSTA is not at Wright's level. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2021 #48

Do You Think They'll Find Intelligent Life Before Then? COL Mustard Mar 2021 #54

meh, a guy on the internet said it's only 4800 y.o. getagrip_already Apr 2021 #58

Clarke is a great writer and an optimist JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #30

I love Arthur C Clark! lunatica Mar 2021 #51

Except... maybe quantum mechanics is right soothsayer Mar 2021 #23

Before the distant galaxies recede, never to be seen again,... LudwigPastorius Mar 2021 #24

Good MFM008 Mar 2021 #14

Can't wait. Harker Mar 2021 #17

Then what's the point of going on? It will be all over soon... n/t malthaussen Mar 2021 #27

Carl Sagan explained in Cosmos why stars don't collide. JohnnyRingo Mar 2021 #28

I don't know about you, but I'm stockpiling extra toilet paper. In a galactic collision... NNadir Mar 2021 #31

So am I DFW Mar 2021 #32

Good point. I suggest stocking up on sun tan lotion. n/t. NNadir Mar 2021 #33

You're right. I should. DFW Mar 2021 #34

I'm hiding in my crawl space! Dan Mar 2021 #55

No hurry! I'm a patient kind of guy. I can wait. keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #35

Thanks for the heads up. My wife and I will start preparing for this catastrophe now. Martin68 Mar 2021 #36

The third galaxy in this animation is M-33 Fortinbras Armstrong Mar 2021 #39

Thanks for that! I was wondering. byronius Apr 2021 #57

I'll set some popcorn aside birdographer Mar 2021 #40

Great thread, I enjoyed it so much❣️Thank you, soothsayer. n/t Stardust Mar 2021 #49

Your name checks out soothsayer Mar 2021 #50

Oh Great. My Homeowners Policy Will Go Up Again COL Mustard Mar 2021 #52

Glad I upgraded my home insurance. marble falls Apr 2021 #56

I'll be shampooing what remains of my hair that night. nt TexasTowelie Apr 2021 #60