Synopsis

The Milky Way, a river of stars etched across the night, offers a humbling perspective on our place within the vast galaxy we inhabit. But how did this immense spiral form, and what awaits its future? *NOVA* journeys through cosmic time to reveal the tumultuous history of our galactic home, tracing its origins in a swirling disk of gas and dust, through monumental collisions with other galaxies. Ultimately, it looks ahead to witness the Milky Way’s final fate: a collision with the Andromeda gala