>>Andromeda – the galaxy headed for a catastrophic collision with our own in about four billion years –
It’s funny how hysterical science (that is, science looking for grant money) has changed Andromeda from the friendly neighbor galaxy next door to the evil galaxy coming over to destroy us.
That’s because four billion and twenty years ago, it wasn’t a threat.
Now, with just four billion years left, it’s a major threat.
There must be a Federal government program/department/agency that can be created to help save the Earth and indeed the entire galaxy from this horrible collision. And of course the needed tax increases on all all of those rich (middle class) Americans that will be needed to fund this noble effort -- a tax on everybody until the end of time. Perhaps a high speed train line can be built to take everybody to another galaxy?