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Our Solar System Is Terminally Unstable and Will Be Completely Destroyed, Study Finds
(www.404media.co)
this post was submitted on 06 Oct 2026
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The article's title should've focused on what 2/3 of it are written for: the beginning of life on Earth.
Actually longer than before, I suppose. The sun isn't expected to last more than 4bn years anyway, not to mention the collision with Andromeda might screw the system before the sun does.
It is unlikely the “collision” with Andromeda will screw the system as the solar system is dominated by the Sun’s gravity.
If, during the collision, a star or significantly large planet passes through the Solar System, it can wreck the gravity and slingshot stuff all over the place.
If, yes, but unlikely.
There's not really much greater chance of that happening during the Andromeda collision than there is during the routine churn of stellar existence in our galaxy anyway, though.
The collision between the galaxies isn't even likely to cause any stars to intercept either galaxy. It likely won't affect us in that way, possibly in some other way I am unaware of, but not by stars colliding or getting too close.