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Milky Way: About 100,000 light-years in diameter
Universe: Unknown, but the observable Universe has a diameter of about 92 billion light-years.
Solar System: There are different definitions for the limits of the Solar System; if you include the Oort Cloud, you would have a diameter of about 4 light-years.
That's a radius of about 2 light years, taking you about half way to the nearest star.
With many other commonly used definitions, the "Solar System" is much smaller.
Our Solar System (the Sun) is near the inner rim of the Orion Arm in/of the Milky Way Galaxy . The Milky Way Galaxy is part of a cluster of galaxies called the Local Group and this group is itself part of the Virgo Supercluster. This supercluster is part of a greater structure, called Laniakea.
This said the universe is much the same everywhere so we are actually "nowhere special".
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How does the sun move from a heliocentric perspective?
From the perspective of our solar system, the Sun doesn't move; everything else in the solar system moves around it.In reality, there are NO "fixed points" in the universe; EVERYTHING is moving. The Moon moves around the Earth, the Earth moves around the Sun, the Sun (and our entire solar system) orbit the center of the Milky Way galaxy. All the other galaxies are also moving, and it doesn't make any sense to assume that the Milky Way isn't moving as well - but there is no "stationary spot" in the universe that we can use to measure the Milky Way's movements.
What is significant about the Milky Way galaxy?
For several decades, astronomers believed that the Milky Way galaxy was a spiral galaxy similar to M31 in Andromeda. But recent observations indicate that the Milky Way may actually be a "barred spiral" galaxy.In either event, the Sun and our solar system are about 2/3 of the way out on one of the spiral arms, a very long way from the center of the Milky Way. Which is probably just as well, as recent research indicates that many galaxies including ours may have supermassive black holes at the center. So anywhere near the center of the galaxy would probably be a very nasty place to be!
Where is mountain Kilimanjaro located?
Kenya, Africa, Earth,Solar System, Milky Way Galaxy
How does the heliocentric model of the universe work?
This model simply claims that Earth and the other planets revolve around the Sun.It is clear, nowadays, that the Sun is the center of the "Solar System", but not of the Universe. It is also clear that the Sun is not the EXACT center - the Sun and the planets move around the center of mass of the Solar System, which is very close to the Sun due to its larger mass, compared to other objects.
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 largest the universe the sun the Milky Way or the solar system?
Universe >> Milky Way galaxy >> Solar System > Sun >> Earth
What is the largest Universe the sun Milky Way galaxy Solar system or the earth?
Universe >> Milky Way galaxy >> Solar System > Sun >> Earth
What lists the relative sizes of parts of space from smallest to largest?
The full question is:What lists the relative sizes from smallest to largest(1) our solar system, universe, Milky Way Galaxy(2) our solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe(3) Milky Way Galaxy, our solar system, universe(4) Milky Way Galaxy, universe, our solar system(2) our solar system, Milky Way Galaxy, universe
How are the solar system the milky way and the universe related?
our solar system is inside the milky way(our galaxy) and all things are within the universe.
Where is the solar system of the Milky Way?
In our universe
The earth moon system is a part of what?
The Solar System contains the Earth-Moon system. The Milky Way galaxy contains the Solar System. The Virgo supercluster contains the Milky Way galaxy. The Universe contains the Virgo supercluster.
Is the solar system or milky way or universe smaller?
The solar system is by far the smallest.
What is then name of your galexy in your solar system?
The name of our galaxy is the Milky Way. Our solar system is located within the Milky Way, one of billions of galaxies in the universe.
Is the Milky Way biggest galaxy in your solar system?
The Milky Way is not in our solar system. Our solar system is in the Milky Way. There are no galaxies in our solar system.
What is the sun considered to be a part of?
Our solar system. The Milky Way galaxy. The universe.
What is bigger than your solar system?
The universe, then our spiral galaxy(The Milky Way).
Is the universe in the milkyway?
The Milky Way is a galaxy that contains our solar system. The universe is much larger and contains billions of galaxies, of which the Milky Way is just one.
