Hate to Disappoint, but that Collision Between the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies? Well, it Might Not Pan Out

It's a toss-up, as astronomers recalculate the odds of a catastrophic mash-up

Sure, it’s five billion years in the future, but who among us does not like to plan ahead?

Well, hate to disappoint, but plans do change, and it turns out that the anticipated collision between our Milky Way Galaxy and our nearest space neighbor — Andromeda — may not happen after all.

For the longest time, astronomers believed this mashup was inevitable. …