The Milky Way galaxy
The Milky Way galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy , and our galaxy is always spinning. Stars in the arms of the galaxy are orbiting about the center, and the entire disk of stars, gas and dust is rotating at approximately 270 kilometers per second, which translates to 970,000 kilometers/hr. This rate of rotation means that the Solar System which is 28,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way this orbits the galaxy about once every 225 million years.
The Milky Way galaxy is a barred spiral galaxy , and our galaxy is always spinning. Stars in the arms of the galaxy are orbiting about the center, and the entire disk of stars, gas and dust is rotating at approximately 270 kilometers per second, which translates to 970,000 kilometers/hr. This rate of rotation means that the Solar System which is 28,000 light years from the center of the Milky Way this orbits the galaxy about once every 225 million years.
Facts in the sun
the sun is approximately 4.6 billion years old and has a diameter of 1,392,684 km. The sun has 6 layers. There layers are the inner core, radiative zone, photosphere, chromosphere and corona. the hottest layer of the sun in the core this is where the gasses are stored and burned creating alot of heat.
the sun is approximately 4.6 billion years old and has a diameter of 1,392,684 km. The sun has 6 layers. There layers are the inner core, radiative zone, photosphere, chromosphere and corona. the hottest layer of the sun in the core this is where the gasses are stored and burned creating alot of heat.