Bad Astronomy: Cannibal Galaxies

Reissued in HD. Those stately galaxies we’ve long admired are not exactly what we thought. Phil Plait’s amazing book “Death from the Skies” is now available in paperback via Amazon.com.

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25 Responses to “Bad Astronomy: Cannibal Galaxies”

  1. NeutralDice Says:

    like 2 flies in a …
    like 2 flies in a football stadium accidentally hitting each other 2:20

    And most probably less likely

  2. wilfffilmkijken Says:

    Yes, that’s my …
    Yes, that’s my point of few as well. But I so see much misery and stupidity in the world that I’m afraid that it’s going to be a close call. How can we invest in knowledge if all our money goes down the drain of banks and wars?

  3. SnapShow82 Says:

    Well, look how far …
    Well, look how far we’ve come in just the last 100 years! If in 2 billion years (give or take) we havent figured out how to travel to another planet & live on it, then really, we deserve to get pummeled by another galaxy. You know what I’m sayin…

  4. wilfffilmkijken Says:

    And this is why …
    And this is why it’s important to develop ourselves as fast as possible, so that we can colonize another galaxy.

  5. m0onst9er Says:

    I call shotgun of …
    I call shotgun of the spaceship we’ll board when we leave Earth!

    Oh-kay, so I’ll be dead by then… then I speak on behalf of my future generations!
    XD

    Btw just to let you guys know, most of the human race will be wiped out when the massive volcano in yellowstone national park erupts. It is now 600 years overdue on its eruption date, meaning it could erupt any day.

    When it erupts, the toxic gases will eclipse our skies from the sun, giving us no sunlight for (estimated) 3 years = X_X

  6. ParaBokGibiHuzurYok Says:

    i thought it was …
    i thought it was gonna happen in 5 billion years!!

  7. Soaronex Says:

    how mutch speed …
    how mutch speed does our galaxy travels?

  8. sterlingjet Says:

    this is going to …
    this is going to happen in 2012

  9. jeremyheng2 Says:

    LoL
    LoL

  10. EatYourBeans Says:

    Human casserole…

    Human casserole…

    …ick

  11. HackedVision Says:

    COVER YOURSELF WITH …
    COVER YOURSELF WITH TIN FOIL!!!

  12. shakyl008 Says:

    tnx anyways :-)
    tnx anyways :-)

  13. shakyl008 Says:

    yah… that’s the …
    yah… that’s the american definition. it’s most probable. but i wanted the confirmation from SpaceRip

  14. Lesserthannone Says:

    OOOH MY GOD! Only 2 …
    OOOH MY GOD! Only 2 billion years left to live!…

    Oh hold on…

  15. jman781 Says:

    1,000,000,000
    1,000,000,000

  16. GiorgioForLive Says:

    Man the galacy can …
    Man the galacy can be so beatifull

  17. shakyl008 Says:

    another epic
    another epic

  18. shakyl008 Says:

    epic lol
    epic lol

  19. shakyl008 Says:

    Hey just one …
    Hey just one question. I live in the EU, n our definition of billion is a little different then american one, so if u cud most kindely tell me how many zeros are we talking about here i’d very pleased. :-P

  20. rollsthepaul Says:

    We are not part of …
    We are not part of the Milky Way, yet. The Milky way is still eating the Saggitarius galaxy, which our solar system is part of. Speculation is extremely interesting concerning what happens when our solar system finally becomes fully integrated with the Milky Way.

  21. PuppetXeno Says:

    Isn’t the Milky Way …
    Isn’t the Milky Way in fact not already “eating” the Saggitarius Dwarf Elliptical Galaxy? I’ve also read claims that our solar system may not be native to the Milky Way, is there any truth to this?

  22. mrmaciejm Says:

    Cannibalism? Really …
    Cannibalism? Really… please choose a different name

  23. iCourtnall Says:

    Time to freeze …
    Time to freeze myself until the 2 billion years is up!

  24. Deardraf Says:

    hehe, Milky way …
    hehe, Milky way kicks Andromeda’s in ez mode :) .GO MILKY WAY !

  25. bartjoboy Says:

    Very great video!
    Very great video!

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