Dave Taylor said:
Chris Vernell said:
Richard Smith said:
Your messages give me hope. I guess its safe to come out now. :) :D
No, it isn't.
The Andromeda galaxy is due to collide with the Milky Way any eon now.
Is that before or after the Sun consumes the third rock out?
Andromeda is due to meet us in about 3.75 billion years.
The Sun will burn us out in about 3.5 billion (after causing massive global warming in about 1.1 billion years).
So you probably have time for a couple more train runs out in the backyard.
(information gathered from Wiki; how far you trust that is up to you :D)