How close are we to the center of the galaxy?
Table of Contents
- 1 How close are we to the center of the galaxy?
- 2 How long would it take to get from one side of the galaxy to the other?
- 3 How far does space go out?
- 4 How long would it take to travel to the nearest galaxy?
- 5 How far away are the Andromeda Galaxy and Magellanic Cloud?
- 6 What is the nearest large galaxy to Earth?
How close are we to the center of the galaxy?
about 25,000 light years
Our solar system is in the Orion arm, and we are about 25,000 light years (2.5 X 10^17 miles) from the very center of the Galaxy. Since our solar system lies in one of the spiral arms, we live in the flat plane of the Milky Way.
How long would it take to get from one side of the galaxy to the other?
If you could ride a light beam from one side of the disk to the other, it would take 200,000 years to span the distance.
Will we ever leave the galaxy?
The technology required to travel between galaxies is far beyond humanity’s present capabilities, and currently only the subject of speculation, hypothesis, and science fiction. However, theoretically speaking, there is nothing to conclusively indicate that intergalactic travel is impossible.
How far does space go out?
It extends about 20 miles (32 kilometers) above the Earth. Floating around the atmosphere is a mixture of molecules – tiny bits of air so small you take in billions of them every time you breathe.
How long would it take to travel to the nearest galaxy?
How long it would take a spacecraft to travel to the nearest galaxy depends on how fast it is traveling. However the general answer is a very, very long time. The nearest galaxies to us are the two irregular galaxies called the Large Magellanic Cloud and the Small Magellanic Cloud.
How long would it take to travel to the center of Milky Way?
It’s depend on speed at which we travel toward center. Center of milky way is 29000 light year far from us. At the speed of light we would take 29000 year. But our current rocket maximum speed is 36373 mph. So at this speed we take 8.61*10^11 year to reach center of milkyway.
How far away are the Andromeda Galaxy and Magellanic Cloud?
Here are their distances from us: Large Magellanic Cloud – 179 thousand light years away Small Magellanic Cloud – 210 thousand light-years away Andromeda Galaxy – 2.9 million light-years away One light year is the distance that light travels in one year in a vacuum at a speed of 186,000 miles per second or about 5,880,000,000,000 miles!
What is the nearest large galaxy to Earth?
The nearest large galaxy is the spiral galaxy Andromeda.