You may have heard the huge Andromeda Galaxy is doomed to collide with the Milky Way causing cosmic chaos and catastrophe. AIIIIIEEEE!!! Or… maybe not so much. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯

Scientific American

Could the Milky Way Dodge a Collision with the Andromeda Galaxy?

Andromeda and the Milky Way may collide, or they may safely swing past each other. Time will tell

The Sun blew off an eruptive prominence recently, one of the most impressive and spectacular events it can generate. APOD has the story, and below is a video of it. The time-lapse covers 90 minutes. APOD:

APOD: 2024 August 18 – A Solar Prominence Eruption from SDO

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