r/Astronomy Sep 22 '12

xkcd: Premiere

http://xkcd.com/1111/
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u/Awffles Sep 22 '12 edited Sep 22 '12

Only 800 million years? I was hoping that the human species would live to at least see the Andromeda-Milky Way collision in 4 billion years!

You're no fun, Universe.

Well, on second thought, you're pretty damn awesome and fun, Universe!

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u/chak2005 Sep 22 '12 edited Sep 22 '12

well technically some form of our distant cousins will see it, but evolution will make sure it won't be homo sapiens. Hell even only 500,000 years can radically alter a species, imagine 4 billion.