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How big is our Universe? Travel from Earth through the Solar System, past our Galaxy, to the Universe beyond.Key facts
- The Universe is constantly expanding.
- The Universe is already billions of light years across.
- Our Solar System is part of the Milky Way galaxy.
- Beyond our galaxy lie many more galaxies.
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Scale of the Universe
You are here:
Planet Earth, 12,756km wide
Which is here:
The Solar System, 1.6 light years wide
Which is here:
The Milky Way, 100,000 light years across
Our Galaxy!
The Andromeda Galaxy
Say Hello!
Which are here: NGC 185, NGC 146, M 110, The Milky Way,
The Andromeda Galaxy, The Triangulum, LMC, SMC, NGC 6822
The Local Group, 5 million light years across
Which is here:
The Local Supercluster, 120 million light years across
Which is here:
The Universe
Which is ever expanding
Billions of light years across
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