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How long would it take to travel from earth to the other side of the milky way galaxy?
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∙ 2009-03-18 13:31:16
Maybe a 3500 years depends on how far are you
HAEWON PARK
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∙ 2009-03-18 13:31:1638000 years
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What is the main source of energy for living things on Earth?
The sun, center of our planetary system and star of the milky way galaxy (our galaxy), is the source of the energy that is processed and consumed by living beings. Intense nuclear reactions in the sun liberate light and other energetic radiations into the surrounding space. Some of this energy reaches our planet
What is the three ways in which Earth moves in space?
Discounting Earth's rotation, and wobble in that rotation, there are at least 4 other known motions: 1. Earth's orbit around the sun - 30 kilometers per second ( 66,700 MPH) 2. The Solar System's orbit around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy - 210 km/ second ( 470,000 MPH) 3. The Milky Way's movement towards the Andromeda Galaxy ~ 450 km/ second (1 million MPH) 4. The Local Group of Galaxies (which includes both the Milky Way and Andromeda Galaxies) in the direction of the Constellation Virgo (towards an Unknown attractor) ~ 600 km/ second (1.3 million MPH)
If the earth did not rotate would there be day and night on earth?
yes there will but one side of the earth will have night forever and the other side will have day for ever.No because it impossible. it would only be seasons .I'm improving on your answer. . .actually we are a part of a galaxy called the milky way. The earth sits on a spiral arm as well as the sun in the galaxy. If you lookat a hurricane. . .it is the shape of a galaxy with the 'eye' in the center. The plane of the Milky Way is inclined by about 60° to the ecliptic. The center of course is described as a massive black hole. The fact that the Milky Way divides the night sky into two roughly equal hemispheres indicates that the Solar System lies close to the galactic plane. Hense, you have the galaxy itself giving you night and day and not the rotation of the earth itself. This information came from wikipedia org.So the question still is. . .does the earth rotate? I think we have seen it stop on a dime and it wobbles. . .but this wobble in and of itself hasn't proved that is rotatestoo. Although it's been described as a spinning top. Also if the sun is on a different galatic arm . . .it may mean that the earth doesn't circle exactly around the sun.
Describe characteristics of the universe in terms of time distance and organization?
Organization: The part of the universe closest to Earth is the solar system. This system compromises of Earth, the sun and other planets. But also smaller objects like dwarf planets, asteroids, and comets. The solar system is part of a galaxy (an assembly of stars dust and gases which are brought together by gravity). The galaxy where the solar system is, is the Milky Way galaxy. Past the Milky Way galaxy, there are many more galaxies. Time/Distance: The universe is mostly measured in astronomical units since the units used on Earth are too small to measure the universe. An astronomical unit ,Au, is the average distance between the Earth and the sun. This is about 149,597,870.691 km or 150 million km. They also use the speed of light to measure distance. Light moves at 300,000 km/s. In a year light travels 9.46 × 1012 km. The distance is a light-year.
Group of billions of stars is called what?
A galaxy. Our Milky Way galaxy is home to billions of stars, our sun being one of them. To make you feel even smaller, there are billions of galaxies of all shapes and sizes. It is said that a galaxy more than likely has to be shaped a certain way in order to sustain life. This could be a requirement due to the gravitational center all galaxies have called a Black Hole. Yes- even at the center of the Milky Way lies a hungry Black Hole. The forces of all the stars and planents and other bodies counter the effects of the Black Hole keeping us in our perfect spot near the edge. But NOT TOO close to the edge to be subject to stellar masses that could smash us apart. -- Yea this Earth is pretty special, and quite lucky!
What isthe milky way?
The milky way is a GALAXY where the earth and the other 10/11 planets are in.
What is the nearest galaxy to earth?
The Milky Way Galaxy - We are in it. For other galaxies, see related question.
Is the earth a galaxy?
...only as a metaphor. The Earth is a planet that is in the Milky Way galaxy. The Earth is not a galaxy. No, the Earth is a planet which orbits the Sun (which is a star) along with several other plants, this is called the solar system. Our Sun and its planets along with millions of other stars form a galaxy called The Milky Way.
What galaxy is Neptune in?
Neptune is in the Milky Way galaxy. The Earth, all of the other planets in our solar system, the Sun, and all of the stars you can see are all part of the Milky Way galaxy.
What is name of galaxy earth?
Our sun and about two hundred billion other stars belong to the Milky Way Galaxy.
What is Earth galaxy's name?
Our sun and about two hundred billion other stars belong to the Milky Way Galaxy.
How long will it take you to travel from one side of the milky way galaxy to the other?
A long time
How long does it take the light from this galaxy to travel to earth?
We live in the Milky Way Galaxy. It depends on which star. From the closest star, the sun, it takes about 8 minutes. But from other stars it can take many, many years.
What is the milky way and where is it in the universe?
Earth is in the milky way the milky way is a galaxy, a spiral galaxy i think and its called the milky way because it looks like milk when you see it at night yo other people who will probably answer like a second after me -Alex
What is the other name for galaxy?
the other name for galaxy is milky way
What is the closest galaxy to us that has planets?
The closest galaxy that has planets is the Andromeda galaxy. It is the nearest galactic neighbor to the earth. The Milky Way has other planets too.
Two other galaxy like the milky way galaxy?
There could be billions of other galaxies similar to the milky way.
