Discover the chance encounters that have shaped our place in the universe. Encounters in the Milky Way is a journey in time through the cosmic motions that shape our galactic neighborhood, reaching billions of years into the past and millions of years into the future.

In Encounters in the Milky Way, you will witness spectacular moments in the past and future of our solar system, including the orbits of stars, comets, interstellar debris and visually stunning clouds of gas and dust - and, visualized for the first time, a dramatic, ongoing merger of our galaxy with a smaller satellite galaxy.

The show was developed by the American Museum of Natural History (amnh.org) with major support and in partnership with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).