The Milky Way is the galaxy we belong to, and as you already know, scientists are trying to discover as much as possible about it in a very short period of time, but this also leads to dangerous discoveries. Indian scientists have discovered that for the Milky Way, or other similar galaxies, there is a huge danger in the universe given by galaxies that are smaller in size and that come close to them in their travels through space.
The Milky Way has several small galaxies orbiting it, and some of them have already collided, while others will collide somewhere in a few billion years. Even if the Milky Way galaxy would not collide with any of the ones that orbit it, their simple proximity to ours can destabilize the structure it has, which is of course an extremely serious problem for the way life unfolds throughout the galaxy.
The Milky Way: The HUGE Danger That Mankind Didn't Know About
The Milky Way could have new structures formed in its outer regions due to interactions with other galaxies in its vicinity, as you can see in the message below. Of course, this would greatly change the structure that the Milky Way, or any other galaxy, has, which affects the stars and planets inside it, but no one knows yet to what extent, because such a event lasts millions upon millions of years.
.@IIABengaluru #astronomers revealed that when a smaller galaxy flies past a much larger galaxy like our own #milkyway , it can trigger the formation of spiral arms in the larger galaxy, thereby changing its structure.@DrJitendraSingh @RenuSwarup @fiddlingstars
➡️https://t.co/P4gEYlINip pic.twitter.com/4cXNG2zCbw— DSTIndia (@IndiaDST) October 12, 2021
The Milky Way has already gone through at least one collision with another smaller galaxy, and that's how it reached the dimensions it has now, but it is also preparing for other, stronger ones. This will greatly change the structure of the Milky Way, but none of us will live long enough to see such an event unfold, although scientists know that in a few billion years it will it will happen.
The Milky Way is also greatly influenced by what happens around it, not only inside, and the structure of the planets and stars in the galaxy could change a lot in the coming years.
