Milky Way Expected to Survive a Beating

Though the Milky Way is taking a good beating from nearby

Circling around the

Some pessimists

A new computer simulation indicates that rather than tearing

"Our simulations showed that the satellite galaxy

Though our galaxy may not be in danger from dwarf galaxies,

"The collision with Andromeda is a collision between

Luckily, even that fender bender doesn't necessarily spell

In fact, the merging will likely set off a firestorm of new

The new simulation helps scientists understand how smaller

"We can?t know for sure what?s going to happen to the

The model is the most detailed to date of collisions between

"Every spiral galaxy has a complex formation and

The research is detailed in two papers published in the