Seeker - issue 2
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The center of Andromeda contains 26
mingled within the stars and moons and
black holes, while many others are still
Despite bumping into one another, the
galaxies that surround us. We are but a
being discovered. Very little is known
fact remains there is a probability of life
grain of sand in the scope of all that ex-
about black holes, but a simple definition
beyond the boundaries of the Earth and
ist. It is humbling to think what we will
explains them as a region of space with
the Milky Way. It would be short sighted
discover in the future. Like Andromeda
a gravitational field unyielding to matter
to believe the human race is alone in the
and the Milky Way, science, astronomy
and radiation. Simply put, nothing es-
cosmos. Both film and television have
and history are on their collision course,
capes a black hole.
done their best to conjure up little green
incomprehensible beyond belief.
men and flying saucers to the point
Some believe the Milky Way will not
of disbelief. But what if we were think
Will we be content to be alone amongst
escape colliding with Andromeda. The
outside our solar system, maybe at the
the stars? Or will we embrace an era that
galactic collision will be catastrophic,
chances of creatures living light years
supersedes our loneliness? Will we bick-
but not imminent. Predicted to occur in
away on planets we will never inhabit?
er over our interplanetary differences?
around four billion years, there is noth-
Perhaps these life forms aren’t carbon
Or will we marvel at our celestial similar-
ing relatively uncommon about the
based or resemble anything remotely
ities? Eventually there will come a time,
event. It is likely Andromeda has collid-
comparable in our imaginations.
some believe sooner than later, when we
ed with other galaxies in the past. Scien-
realize our loneliness in universe is but a
tists estimate the Andromeda Galaxy is
Statistically speaking, life is possible
on target towards the Milky Way at 100
outside of our universe. Questions will
them kilometers per second.
always remain, while answers lie inter-
15
distant memory.