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its a spiral galaxy and the earth is so far the only planet in the milky way where we know we can live

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Q: How would you describe the Milky Way galaxy and our place in it?
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What galaxy is your sun in?

That would be the Milky Way Galaxy.


How would you classify the Milky Way galaxy?

A spiral galaxy


How do use galaxy in a sentence?

The word galaxy is a noun used to describe a cluster of billions of stars. One way to use the word in a sentence would be to say, "The Milky Way is the galaxy of stars that we live in."


Which is the nearest galaxy to your milky way galaxy?

I believe that would be M31.


How many days would it take to get to the milky way?

We are in the Milky Way galaxy.


If the Sun and Earth were at the edge of the disk of the Milky Way Galaxy what would be the diameter of the galaxy in light years?

It wouldn't matter where the Sun was, the Milky Way Galaxy would still have a diameter of around 100,000 light years.


Would the distance between the Milky Way to the next nearest galaxy be the lenght of a light year?

The Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy is currently considered to be the closest galaxy to the Milky Way. It is 25,000 light years from our solar system and 42,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way. Its status as a galaxy is still disputed in some scientific circles. If the Canis Major Dwarf Galaxy loses its galaxy status, then the Sagittarius Dwarf Spheroidal Galaxy would reacquire the title as the Milky Way's closest neighbor. It is it is roughly 50,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way.


Which is the nearest spiral galaxy to your Milky Way?

I believe that would be M31.


How far would you have to travel to get to the end of the milky way galaxy?

Our spiral galaxy of The Milky Way Galaxy is approximately 80,000 to 120,000 light-years across, and less than 7,000 light-years thick.


Which galaxy is 34.8 billion miles from earth?

34.8 billion miles would still be in our galaxy, the Milky Way.


Why is galaxy important?

Without the Milky Way Galaxy, in which our solar system exists, we would not be here.


What star is closest to the milky way galaxy?

All stars that are named are within the Milky Way galaxy.The closest star would probably be in the Canis Major Dwarfgalaxy, our nearest galaxy.