100,000 light years
Assuming you are referring to our Galaxy - The Milky Way. Light will take about 100,000 years to get from one side to the other.
A long time
100,000 years
It's tough to know. We're inside the Milky Way, so we can't actually see the whole thing, and there are massive clouds of gas and dust that block our view to the core of the galaxy, so the other side of the galaxy is quite unknown. However, scientists believe that the Andromeda galaxy is a little larger than our own.
The Milky Way galaxy is 100,000 light years across and 1,000 light years thick. But the really fun part is that the Milky Way is all around us. We are right inside the Milky Way; it is our home galaxy. The Milky Way is not far away from you; you are a part of it.
Assuming you are referring to our Galaxy - The Milky Way. Light will take about 100,000 years to get from one side to the other.
A long time
100,000 years
100,000 years
FAR FAR too long
FAR FAR too long
our galaxy is called the Milky way. its approximately 100,000 light-years (9.5×1017 km) in diameter.
The sun, and our entire Solar system is all in the same galaxy called the Milky Way. Even the northstar ( Polaris ), which is 2.5 quadrillion miles away is in our galaxy clear across the other side.
The sun, and our entire Solar system is all in the same galaxy called the Milky Way. Even the northstar ( Polaris ), which is 2.5 quadrillion miles away is in our galaxy clear across the other side.
Between 100,000 and 180000 years.
Between 100,000 and 180000 years.
It's tough to know. We're inside the Milky Way, so we can't actually see the whole thing, and there are massive clouds of gas and dust that block our view to the core of the galaxy, so the other side of the galaxy is quite unknown. However, scientists believe that the Andromeda galaxy is a little larger than our own.