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Yes, over a long period of time like 50,000 years, the Big Dipper will slowly change its shape due to the individual stars' varying distances and proper motions. However, these changes will be very subtle to the human eye and will not drastically alter the recognizable pattern of this asterism.

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How long would it take to travel 100000 light years away in our space shuttle?

The official answer... way to long! If you really want a mathematical answer lets give it a try... speed of light is 3*10^8 m/s 60 secondes per minute, 60 minutes per hour, 24 hour per day and 365 days per year: 60*60*24*365 = 31 536 000 secondes/year. 300 000 km/s * 31 536 000 s/year = 9 460 800 000 000 km/year ---> this is the distance light travels in one year. The Shuttle travels at an approximate speed of 28 000 km/h 28 000 km/h * 24 * 365 = 245 280 000 km/year 100 000 light years * 9 460 800 000 000 km = 946 080 000 000 000 000 km 946 080 000 000 000 000 / 245 280 000 = 3 857 142 857 years I hope there is an inflight movie!


How far is the Andromeda galaxy from earth in kilometers?

The Andromeda Galaxy is about 24 000 000 000 000 000 000 km away from Earth.


When will the sun burst?

The sun will not "burst" in the way a star explodes in a supernova. Instead, it will expand into a red giant in about 5 billion years before eventually shedding its outer layers to form a planetary nebula, leaving behind a white dwarf.


What the diameter of the milky way in feet?

lets say the Milky Way galaxy is one hundred thousand lightyears 105 in diameter (several sources use this figure).A light year is 9,5 * 1015 meters which makes about 3.2 * 1016 feetSo the Milky Way is about 3.2 * 1021 feet across3 200 000 000 000 000 000 000


Where does interstellar space start?

At the heliopause which is about 20 000 000 000 000 kilometers from the Sun.