This Galactic Year Will Bring Us More Cataclysms, Experts Say

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Did you know that a galactic year is the time it takes for our solar system to make one orbit around the center of the Milky Way? That's about 200 million years! During this journey, high-energy comets might hit our planet when we pass through the galaxy's spiral arms. This can lead to big changes on Earth, like forming new supercontinents. Scientists predict that in the next galactic year, we might see another supercontinent come together, just like Pangaea did millions of years ago. Imagine all the continents merging into one massive landmass again—how cool is that?

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Voyager Goes Interstellar: By NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/cat...

impression of the Milky Way: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESO/R. Hurt - http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Drepanosaurus BW: By Nobu Tamura - http://spinops.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Cosmic spherule: By James St. John, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/..., https://flic.kr/p/2hcFaSc

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Cratons IT: By Ciaurlec, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Pangaea continents: By User:Kieff, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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New Aurica Animation: By Sammy2012, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Wave at Alcaraz: By Hameltion, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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formation of PangaeaProxima: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

MY-Pangaea Proxima: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

MY-formation of Pangaea Proxima: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Future-Pangaea Proxima: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

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Sun in orbit: By ESO, European Southern Observatory - http://www.eso.org/public/austria/ima..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

map of the Milky Way: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech). - https://noirlab.edu/public/images/the..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

EHT Saggitarius: By EHT Collaboration - https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Motion of "S2": By ESO, https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso...

spherules: By Mario Pino, Ana M. Abarzúa, Giselle Astorga, Alejandra Martel-Cea, Nathalie Cossio-Montecinos, R. Ximena Navarro, Maria Paz Lira, Rafael Labarca, Malcolm A. LeCompte, Victor Adedeji, Christopher R. Moore, Ted E. Bunch, Charles Mooney, Wendy S. Wolbach, Allen West, James P. Kennett - https://www.nature.com/articles/s4159..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index...

Der Milankovic-Zyklus: By ZDF/Terra X/ H. Kotarba/ Albrecht M. Wendlandt, https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terr..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Entstehung und Quellen: By ZDF/Terra X/Faszination Erde/C. Götz-Sobel/O. Rötz/M. Zimmermann/Maximilian Mohr, https://www.bergwelten.com/lp/9-fakte..., https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

Pangea Proxima: By Christopher R. Scotese, Ben A. van der Pluijm, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000989, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi...

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