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? #brightside Credit: Voyager Goes Interstellar: By NASA/JPL-Caltech, https://photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov/catalog/PIA17046 impression of the Milky Way: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/ESO/R. Hurt – http://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1339g/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=28274828 Drepanosaurus BW: By Nobu Tamura – http://spinops.blogspot.com, CC BY 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=19459244 Cosmic spherule: By James St. John, CC BY 2.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, https://flic.kr/p/2hcFaSc CC BY-SA 3.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/: Cratons IT: By Ciaurlec, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=12405442 Pangaea continents: By User:Kieff, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8161694 CC BY-SA 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0: New Aurica Animation: By Sammy2012, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Aurica_Animation.ogv Wave at Alcaraz: By Hameltion, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wave_at_Alcaraz%E2%80%93Tsitsipas_practice_at_the_2023_French_Open.webm By D1221344: formation of PangaeaProxima: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106023704 MY-Pangaea Proxima: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106023444 MY-formation of Pangaea Proxima: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=106022999 Future-Pangaea Proxima: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=105642767 CC BY 4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0: Sun in orbit: By ESO, European Southern Observatory – http://www.eso.org/public/austria/images/eso0411c/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=7233323 map of the Milky Way: By NASA/JPL-Caltech/R. Hurt (SSC/Caltech). – https://noirlab.edu/public/images/the-milky-way-galaxy/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=134289010 EHT Saggitarius: By EHT Collaboration – https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2208-eht-mwa/, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=117933557 Motion of "S2": By ESO, https://www.eso.org/public/videos/eso0226a/ 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/s41598-018-38089-y/figures/5, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=146856237 Der Milankovic-Zyklus: By ZDF/Terra X/ H. Kotarba/ Albrecht M. Wendlandt, https://www.zdf.de/dokumentation/terra-x/milankovitch-zyklus-neigung-erdachse-creative-commons-100.html, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Der_Milankovic-Zyklus_%E2%80%93_Neigung_der_Erdachse_(CC_BY_4.0)_.webm Entstehung und Quellen: By ZDF/Terra X/Faszination Erde/C. Götz-Sobel/O. Rötz/M. Zimmermann/Maximilian Mohr, https://www.bergwelten.com/lp/9-fakten-zum-himalaya, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Entstehung_und_Quellen_des_Himalaya-Gebirges.webm Pangea Proxima: By Christopher R. Scotese, Ben A. van der Pluijm, https://doi.org/10.1029/2019EA000989, https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ess2650-sup-0001-2019ea000989-ms10.webm This video is made for entertainment purposes. We do not make any warranties about the completeness, safety and reliability. Any action you take upon the information in this video is strictly at your own risk, and we will not be liable for any damages or losses.
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