Fascinating Space Facts

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We live on Planet Earth, it is spinning at 900 mph. There are an unknown amount of Planets and Moons. ( most likely 100’s of Millions.)

Unknown-1 There once were two earths, they collided and it slowed the earth down so we could live on it. There were two moons formed from the collisions debris and they collided and became one moon, the moon is higher on the dark side.

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The Earth and Moon are circling the Sun at 69,000 Mph

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(You evolved from star stuff.)

The  Sun is circling the Milky Way Galaxy at 40,000 Mph, it takes 200 Million years for one orbit.

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The Milky Way is 100,000 light years in Diameter (across)

(Hercules A, another Galaxy, is 1.5 million light years across)

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The Milky Way is 16,000 light years thick, its contains 100 Billion Stars

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Where  Earth is, is only 3,000 Light Years Wide.

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Earth is 30,000 Light  years  from the galactic Center.

The Milky Way is moving a Million miles per day away.

The next nearest Galaxy is Andromeda, it is 2.5 Million light years from us.

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The speed of light is 670, Million Mph plus.

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The universe is expanding in every direction at the rate of  12 Million miles per Second.

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It is  one of  100 Billion Galaxies.

Adding these speeds together,

right this moment, you are moving at approx. 720 Million Miles per hour. ( Fast aren’t you ?)

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There may be 100 Billion Universes  ( Multi-verses)

It is most likely Universes grow, rather than being made, or put together like a machine or object.

What’s it  all about Alfie???

(God only Knows?)

 

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