Do you know what a Galactic Year is? 🌌 Galactic year (or a cosmic year) is the time that the Sun takes to orbit once around the center of the Milky Way Galaxy. We move 230 km every second (143 mi/s) in orbit around the center (less than 0.1% of light speed). Therefore it takes 230 million years to complete 1 Galactic Year at this rate, and we wobble up/down during it as we're attracted to other stars. Follow us to learn more about space! #space #universe #didyouknow | Star Walk

15K views · 396 reactions | Our solar system has been orbiting the Milky Way's black hole heart for 4.6 billion years. But it is hard to pin down exactly how many trips around the galaxy our sun has made during that time. Learn more  https://trib.al/V9Cbb4Q | LiveScience | Facebook

The Milky Way Is Spinning Faster Than You Can Imagine (828,000 km/h!) The Milky Way is rotating at an unbelievable 828,000 km/h. Yet our solar system moves so slowly around the galaxy that one full orbit takes about 230 million years. That means humans have only completed a tiny fraction of a single galactic year. This short explains the massive scale and speed of our spinning galaxy. Perfect for astronomy fans, space learners, and cosmic fact lovers. milky way speed, galaxy rotation, 828000 kmh

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