Results for: Gaia Telescope

A new study suggests that the Milky Way galaxy has a 50% chance of colliding with the Andromeda galaxy in the next 10 billion years. This is a significant departure from previous predictions that a collision was inevitable. The study, which utilized data from the Gaia and Hubble space telescopes, found that the gravitational influence of other galaxies within the Local Group could alter the trajectory of the Milky Way and Andromeda, potentially preventing a collision.

The European Space Agency’s (ESA) Gaia telescope has discovered over 350 potential moons orbiting asteroids, almost doubling the known number of binary asteroid systems in our solar system. These findings provide valuable insights into the formation and evolution of our solar system, revealing information about collisions and the distribution of water and organic molecules.