Black hole in middle of Milky Way could grow TENFOLD, scientists predict HUGE space crash
The paper’s co-author, Professor Carols Frenk, said: “Beautiful as it is, our universe is constantly evolving, often through violent events like the forthcoming collision with the LMC.
“Barring any disasters, like a major disturbance to the solar system, our descendants, if any, are in for a treat: a spectacular display of cosmic fireworks as the newly awakened supermassive black hole at the centre of our galaxy reacts by emitting jets of extremely bright energetic radiation.”
Dr Alis Deason said the collision was needed to make our galaxy typical.
She said: “We think that up to now our galaxy has had only a few mergers with very low mass galaxies.