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To know that we would need to know the mass of all objects in the Galaxy. To date, we are unable to determine that - partly because of limitations in technology but mainly because about a third of the Galaxy is shadowed by the central core and is thus unobservable.
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What is the force that stops the sun escaping the milky way?
gravity
How fast does space junk fly?
by the no gravity in the milky way
Why is the canis major dwarf galaxy colliding with the milky way galaxy?
the milky ways gravity is pulling it in
What keeps the sun from floating away from the galaxy?
Gravity. From the Milky Way in this case.
What keeps the sun in orbit in the milky way?
Gravity causes all orbits. It is believed that there is a "super massive" black hole at the center of the Milky Way, and most or all other galaxies, that serves as the primary source of gravity.
What force keeps the arms of the milky way spining around its center?
gravity
What of the sun's major influence on all of the objects within the Milky Way is called what?
gravity
What links the solar system and the Milky Way?
Gravity. The Sun and our solar system are one tiny part of the Milky Way, and about as significant as a single grain of sand on a very long beach.
Why is the milky way a spiral?
I am not sure but i believe it is because it spins rapidly because of the gravity in it's core.
Why is there more gravity in the Andromeda galaxy compared to the milky way?
There isn't "more gravity" in the Andromeda galaxy, because that's essentially a meaningless phrase. It used to be believed that the Andromeda galaxy was larger and more massive than the Milky Way. It's still thought to be larger (in terms of the number of stars), but the Milky Way may actually be more massive. It's hard for scientists to tell how exactly how big the Milky Way is because we're inside it and "can't see the forest for the trees".
How does gravity effect earths motion?
All of the earth's motion is completely determined by gravity: the gravitational pull on the earth by the sun (and the larger outer planets), the gravitational pull of the Milky Way galaxy on the sun, the gravitational pull of our local cluster on the Milky Way galaxy and so on, up the ladder.
What is milky wave?
milky wave is when ther is to poscents of gravity hits each other
