Finding a way to live forever could be nice if only so we get to see the Universe change

Jul 29, 2013 19:56 GMT  ·  By

Those who are passionate about science and astronomy are most often disappointed they will not live to see the amazing things that will happen with the Universe in the millennia to come.

Of course, thinking about living for so long is a thing that would fit better in a fiction novel, with immortal creatures, not in the real world.

Regardless, if we could live for billions of years, we could witness amazing things, as Michael Stevens points out in a new video on the Vsauce YouTube channel.

For instance, the super novae explosions in our galactic neighborhood could take place in a few million years, making it look like there are two suns on the sky.

Even later, in 3.75 billion years, the Andromeda Galaxy will start colliding with the Milky Way, completely changing the night-sky on an Earth that is nothing like we know it now.

However, as Stevens explains, anyone who will still be alive to witness the fate of our Milky Way might be jealous on us since they will not even get to experience a solar eclipse.

This will happen because the Moon is getting farther away from Earth each year and so, it will not be able to block the Sun perfectly.