What is expected to happen to our Solar System when the Andromeda and Milky Way galaxies collide?
A) The Sun is expected to collide with another star, destroying our Solar System.
B) The Sun will be unaffected, but the planets will be scattered into space or destroyed.
C) The Sun will have exploded by then, and Earth will already be uninhabitable.
D) The Sun may be thrown to a different orbit within the merged galaxies, but the solar system will be relatively unchanged.
E) The Sun may be thrown to a different orbit within the galaxies, and the planets will be scattered off into space.
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